Aventuras que cierran heridas: el camino hacia el matrimonio María de los Ángeles González Briz Abstract "La Gitanilla", "La ilustre fregona", "Las dos doncellas" y "La fuerza de la sangre" problematize on one hand the relationship between nobility of blood and natural virtues; on the other, the legitimacy of female honor and the defense of its restoration in case of being tainted. Girls deploy rich strategies-silences, cover-ups,