La ceremonia de jura en la Nueva España: proclamaciones fernandinas en 1747 y 1808

All the Spanish Monarchs, which were ascended to the throne, were proclaimed in the Main Square of the New Spain's cities. This ritual, of Castilian origin, was made to demonstrate, in a public way, the loyalty to the new king, physically absent in the viceroyalty, but symbolically present thanks to the Art. Images, sounds and words were cleverly combined in each occasion making possible an effective propagandistic spectacle. In 1747 take place the oath by Fernando VI ceremonies, and in 1808 Ferndinand VII's. To compare both celebrations is quite interesting, because the first one coincides wi...