Medievalism, peregrination and tourism: The twenty-first-century case of El passo honroso in Hospital del Órbigo, León
-
Published:2021-09-01
Issue:3
Volume:34
Page:217-231
-
ISSN:1364-971X
-
Container-title:International Journal of Iberian Studies
-
language:en
-
Short-container-title:International Journal of Iberian Studies
Affiliation:
1. 0000000121060692University of Kansas
Abstract
This article examines how the interaction between El Camino de Santiago and a late medieval re-enactment in the Castilian village of Hospital del Órbigo motivates a new and promising touristic panorama in current and future Spain. While massive tourism to the Mediterranean coast
was a productive tool for the regeneration of the country during Francoism, El Camino de Santiago and its discursive power resulted in the proliferation of lesser-known cultural practices that simultaneously enabled a space to refashion autonomic-local identities. The annual celebration of
the legacy of the medieval knight Suero de Quiñones nurtures a neomedieval spectacle in this Leonese region: a look at historical memory and a congregation of multiple postmodern medieval remediations. Ultimately, these neomedieval spectacles in Spain are a valuable instrument to recuperate
regional-territorial sentiments within national borders that have been historically neglected, particularly during the Francoist era, yet in present times embodied in the incidence of political conservatism and the emergence of ultra-authoritarian legislators.
Funder
Marie Curie Research Scholarship
Subject
Political Science and International Relations,Sociology and Political Science,History,Cultural Studies
Reference34 articles.
1. El Passo Honroso de Suero de Quiñones, una gesta tan legendaria… como real;ABC Cultura,2015
2. Turismo para ver batallas;El País,2016
3. A short essay about neomedievalism;Studies in Medievalism,2010
Cited by
1 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献