Abstract

MARTINEZ VILLA, Juana  and  LANDAVAZO, Marco Antonio. Sounds of Power and Popular Noises: Sound Environment of Royal Festivals in Valladolid of Michoacán. Estud. hist. novohisp [online]. 2018, n.58, pp.115-148. ISSN 2448-6922.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iih.24486922e.2018.58.63064.

Sound environment -formed by a series of practices, such as the voices of the crier, the ringing of the bells, or popular and sacred music- was a very interesting part of royal ceremonies in New Spain, but It has been given little attention. The objective of this work is to describe and analyze, for the case of Valladolid de Michoacán during the reign of the Bourbons, the sound environment of the royal ceremonies, which was both instrument of political and social hierarchies and space for popular expression.

Keywords : Royal ceremonies; Sound environment; Political hierarchies; Popular expression; Valladolid de Michoacán.