Note 5 — ACTO I
Reading edition
-6. In 1583 Philip II gave orders that no woman in all his kingdom, whatever her state, quality, or condition, should go about with her face covered (Nov. Recop., ley 8, t. 13, lib. vi). The same order went forth again in 1593, 1610, and 1693. The prohibition was obviously to prevent scandal and intrigue.