Spanish and Portuguese ETDs
Publication Date
4-25-2007
Abstract
Although excellent regional studies of conquest drama and ritual dance have been conducted in northern Mexico and New Mexico, this is the first which links the Moros y Cristianos equestrian traditions in a comparative study along the cultural corridor of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. In the past, the Mexican cultural heritage of these dramas was overlooked. Many researchers linked the conquest dramas directly to Spain without exploring the contexts in which they were already being performed in the Americas. More attention also needs to be given the Moros y Cristianos equestrian play of New Mexico and its relation to analogous plays along in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. The dramas which are studied here are the Morisma de Bracho in the city of Zacatecas, "Moros y Cristianos" in Chimayó, New Mexico, and "Los Comanches" from Alcalde, New Mexico. This study addresses Moros y Cristianos as a complex site of cultural negotiation in which these dramas speak to domination, resistance and reconciliation in contemporary contexts. Finally, this study proposes how these dramas celebrated in mestizo communities can be understood by contextualizing the cultural and political meanings they generate in a post 9-11 world.
Degree Name
Spanish & Portuguese (PhD)
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
Spanish and Portuguese
First Committee Member (Chair)
Enrique Eufrasio Lamadrid
Second Committee Member
Illegible
Third Committee Member
Illegible
Sponsors
Center for Regional Studies from whom I was fortunate to receive a 2006 summer research grant to investigate Mexican Moros y Cristianos in Michoacan and Zacatecas
Language
English
Document Type
Thesis
Recommended Citation
García, David F.. "Moros y Cristianos: Intangible Cultural Exchange Along the Camino Real." (2007). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/span_etds/158
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