Francia had a very liberal view of sexuality. He made marriage subject to high taxation and restrictions and insisted on personally officiating over all weddings. Francia kept a ledger of all women he slept with and despite having no close relationships, he sired seven illegitimate children, the oldest being Ubalda García de Cañete. When he caught her prostituting herself outside his palace, he declared prostitution an honourable profession and that all whores should wear golden hair combs. They thus became known as "peinetas de oro" (gold combs) to humiliate Spanish ladies, as they were a Spanish fashion.