THE RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS TO HONOR THE COSTA RICA'S PATRON SAINT, THE “NEGRITA", OR 'VIRGEN DE LOS ANGELES'

Authors

  • María Carmela Velázquez Bonilla Universidad de Costa Rica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/ag.v4i3.16661

Abstract

This article analyzes the devotion to honor the Costa Rica's patron saint, the Virgin of the Angels. (la Vírgen de los Angeles). This devotion particularly took place in the village called “Puebla de Pardos”, situated at the outskirts of the capital Cartago, a village ethnically formed by descendants of blacks and indigenous people. Afterwards, the devotion to “la negrita”, as it is popularly known, started to manifest in the capital of the spaniards, Cartago, as well. Since then, it continued to repeat there as an event and, progressively, it spread out to the whole country gaining popularity to an extent it converted to the Costa Rica's patron saint.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Published

2011-12-25

How to Cite

BONILLA, M. C. V. THE RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS TO HONOR THE COSTA RICA’S PATRON SAINT, THE “NEGRITA", OR ’VIRGEN DE LOS ANGELES’. Ateliê Geográfico Journal, Goiânia, v. 4, n. 3, p. 1–17, 2011. DOI: 10.5216/ag.v4i3.16661. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/atelie/article/view/16661. Acesso em: 27 dec. 2024.

Issue

Section

Articles