Carnivalesque violence, uses of justice and ritual battle in late colonial Cochabamba
This paper analyses a fight that took place on Carnival Sunday night in 1786 between the peasants from two settlements in the region of Cochabamba (Charcas). Through this case study, it examines the role of popular collective carnivalesque violence in the Andean colonial world and considers the uses...
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Grupo Prohistoria
2025
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| Acceso en línea: | https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/prohistoria/article/view/1974 |
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| Sumario: | This paper analyses a fight that took place on Carnival Sunday night in 1786 between the peasants from two settlements in the region of Cochabamba (Charcas). Through this case study, it examines the role of popular collective carnivalesque violence in the Andean colonial world and considers the uses of justice implemented by those involved in the trial of the riot. Finally, it discusses the possible correspondence of this affray with a tinku, a typology of ritual battles practiced by several South Andean indigenous peoples. All of this is framed within a reflection on the construction of collective identities and sociabilities in the Cochabamba region, particularly affected by the processes of ethnic destructuring and mestizaje, underlining the role played by both Andean cultural references and those imported from European traditions. |
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