Bailes y danzas en la época colonial. Dinámicas mestizas en la ciudad de Jujuy, siglos XVII-XVIII

Abstract

This paper presents the identification of dances configured during the American reality of the colonial period in a city located between the Viceroyalty of Peru and the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata, in the context of the 17th and 18th centuries, but with pre-Hispanic and modern projections in order to outline performances on which there are scarce records, and with comparative references to a wider space related to the case study: the Rio de la Plata, the Andean world and the border with the Chaco. In particular, the researcher proposes the hypothesis that dances were stabilizing poles for the conflictive and complex mimesis with the background of coexistence, articulated the diverse American societies of Europeans, Indians and Afro-Americans, based on mestizo dynamics which combined the dances with food and drink, sensuality, power and authority and local religiosity. The research was carried out from a cultural history perspective, working with original documentation generated by the state, the church and judicial records of individuals. However, due to the concise historical data, archaeological interpretations of pre-and post-Hispanic societies, as well as ethnographic surveys of the Andean and Chaco region were considered in this case study.