Ritos y fiestas en la conformación del orden social en Quito en las épocas colonial y republicana (1573-1875)

Abstract

The present work approaches the subject of the commemorations, solemnities and festivities in general as essential processes in order to analyze the structure of social and power relations in the city of Quito. The research covers a long period (from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century). It analyzes the permanence ritual feast (in its broadest sense) and establishes an undeniable conclusions attest continuity in shaping the various historical societies that happen in the city of Quito during the reporting period.