The Saraguro identity in Spain. Reflections on the motives behind the celebration of the Virgen del Cisne in Vera (Spain)

This article is a collection of conclusions based on several interviews with the Saraguro people living in various locations in southern Spain. It includes details on how people from the Saraguro nation experience their identities after migrating to Spain because of the economic crisis that crippled...

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Autor principal: García Sánchez, Alberto
Formato: Revistas
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (Ecuador) 2014
Acceso en línea:https://universitas.ups.edu.ec/index.php/universitas/article/view/21.2014.10
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Sumario:This article is a collection of conclusions based on several interviews with the Saraguro people living in various locations in southern Spain. It includes details on how people from the Saraguro nation experience their identities after migrating to Spain because of the economic crisis that crippled Ecuador at the end of the 20th century. For them, the celebration in honor of the Virgen del Cisne, as well as other indigenous festivities, serves as a vehicle for vindicating their identities and preserving their cultural transmission despite the distance.