Abstract

GUTIERREZ DOMINGUEZ, María del Mar. Catalans in Mexico City. The Montserrat and Sant Jordi Festivities (1887-1908). Secuencia [online]. 2022, n.112, e1837.  Epub Mar 07, 2022. ISSN 2395-8464.  https://doi.org/10.18234/secuencia.v0i112.1837.

The article analyzes Catalan presence in Mexico City at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, through two festivities: that of the Virgin of Montserrat and Sant Jordi. The research focuses on the social profile of the Catalans who participated in these festivities, as well as the construction of Catalan identity by people of this origin residing in the capital of Mexico. Likewise, the relationship between the Catalan group and Spanish immigration is addressed, the most visible part of which met in the Casino Español. All the above took place in a context of strengthening international relations between Mexico and Spain when Mexico was transitioning towards a capitalist economy while Catalonia was emerging as a benchmark for industrial Spain.

Keywords : Catalan; Mexico; Montserrat; Sant Jordi; Orfeó Català.