There is a literary genre that emerged from the 15th century called "relaciones de sucesos," whose primary purpose was to inform about festive, historical, or religious topics. These texts also often narrated the births of various individuals with physical deformities. In this context, I propose to analyze two accounts that refer to births derogatorily labeled as "monstrous." The goal is to observe how these newborn creatures represented a marginalized group, both in reality and in their literary depiction. Based on this, I analyze two "relaciones," one anonymous and another by an informant named Salvador de Padilla. One of the main objectives is to examine the moral and religious symbolism conveyed in the narratives of such events. Likewise, I aim to relate these interpretations within a critical-historical context, including topics such as the political authority of that era and the surgical limitations of obstetrics that made childbirth more difficult at the time.

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