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BERROJALBIZ, Fernando. Evolution of a Sacred Place in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec during the Colony: Pictographic Crosses, Verae Effigies and Satanic Spells. An. Inst. Investig. Estét [online]. 2020, vol.42, n.116, pp.171-220.  Epub 09-Dez-2020. ISSN 0185-1276.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iie.18703062e.2020.116.2718.

In the symbolic landscape created by the Zapotecs in the Postclassic period in the southern part of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Ba'cuana was a sanctuary of great importance, where their rock paintings were significant. In this paper I study expressions that were painted after the arrival of the Spaniards. Combining studies of style, iconography and the analysis of pigments, a division in two main stages during the Colonial period is established, from diverse characteristics that account for the site´s evolution during three centuries. Ba'cuana remained a highly venerated sanctuary, center of a new sacred landscape, in which the agency of the Zapotec population was revealed. They developed their own visual discourses. These were a reflection of the creation of a new culture, result of the re appropriation of Christian artistic and religious elements, from orthodoxy and demoniac practice.

Palavras-chave : Rock Art; Colonial art; Zapotec art; pictography; art verae effigies; diabolical art.

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