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  3. Juanita la larga - Juan Valera (-XLIII-XLIV-XLV-epilogo...).
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que se empeñó, hipotecó los predios urbanos y rústicos y acabó por tener más deudas que pelos en la cabeza.
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he got into debt,  mortgaged  his urban and rural properties and ended up with more debts than hairs on his head.
Translated by Boot2 54087 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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he persevered, mortgaged  his urban and rural properties and ended up with more debts than hairs on his head.
Translated by Boot2 54087 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Discussion

he fell into debts, mortgaged .../he pawned, mortgaged ...
"Empeñarse" here means that he had many debts and handed over his assets as a guarantee of payment.

 by soybeba 2 months, 2 weeks ago

he persevered in his type of life and mortgaged..... This text is already so convoluted...there will always be another way of onterpreting it

 by Boot2 2 months, 2 weeks ago

that he committed himself, mortgaged... ? (such pomp.... that...)

 by marina 2 months, 2 weeks ago