“El furor de quien no puede sasiar sus deprabados deseos” The Two Lives of Juan Antonio Montenegro (1782–1854), Priest and Historian in Southern Peru: A Paradigmatic Case of Clerical Sexual Transgression

César Belan; César Félix Sánchez Martínez

doi:10.1007/s41603-024-00258-5

“El furor de quien no puede sasiar sus deprabados deseos” The Two Lives of Juan Antonio Montenegro (1782–1854), Priest and Historian in Southern Peru: A Paradigmatic Case of Clerical Sexual Transgression

César Belan
, César Félix Sánchez Martínez

School of Law

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Abstract

In this article, unknown aspects in the life of a famous historian and priest in Southern Peru, Juan Antonio Montenegro y Ubaldi, a key witness of the Independence process and also an alleged serial sexual clerical offender will be uncovered. Through the study of his emblematic case and using archival sources reserved until recently, the turbulent circumstances not only of a specific individual, but of all the Church institutions in a troubled time of political crisis and general moral and doctrinal indiscipline in the clergy.

Translated title of the contribution	“El furor de quien no puede sasiar sus deprabados deseos” Las dos vidas de Juan Antonio Montenegro (1782-1854), clérigo e historiador del sur del Perú: un caso paradigmático de transgresión sexual clerical
Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	136-164
Number of pages	29
Journal	International Journal of Latin American Religions
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s41603-024-00258-5
State	Indexed - Jun 2026

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Keywords

Catholic Church
Clergy
Independence
Peru
Sexual abuses

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“El furor de quien no puede sasiar sus deprabados deseos” The Two Lives of Juan Antonio Montenegro (1782–1854), Priest and Historian in Southern Peru: A Paradigmatic Case of Clerical Sexual Transgression. / Belan, César; Martínez, César Félix Sánchez.
In: International Journal of Latin American Religions, Vol. 10, No. 1, 06.2026, p. 136-164.

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