Ritual, Rumors, and Rebellion in Eighteenth Century Pelileo
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Fiestas, rebellion, indigenous people, colonial Ambato, Pelileo.Abstract
There is an extensive literature on the relationship between religious feast day celebrations and rebellions. In this article, based on a reading of colonial documents available in the Archivo Nacional del Ecuador that I undertook between 2008-14, I analyze a case from 1768 in Pelileo (Audiencia de Quito) in which, after a rebellion in the sweatshop of San Ildefonso, the cacique of the Guambaló was accused of planning a general uprising against Spaniards and mestizos during the fiesta of Corpus Christi. The accusations were based on various factors that were characteristic of this period: colonial suspicions of caciques and doubts about their loyalty to the Crown; the intermediary position of mestizos with respect to Spaniards and indigenous people; and the danger of rebellion that is always present in fiestas. Using theories from anthropology and history I analyze the rumors of rebellion in the specific socio-historical context of eighteenth century Pelileo and the growing tensions in interethnic relations.
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