El personaje de la Mama Negra com representación social y su simbología en la fiesta de la Santísima tragedia o capitanía realizada en septiembre en Latacunga

Abstract

The present work of investigation has determined the Symbology of the Feast of the Most Holy Tragedy or Captaincy held in the month of September in the Latacunga city, obtaining as a general objective: To establish which are the symbolic and social representations of the character of the Black Mama in the popular party of Latacunga, to give fulfillment to this end was preceded by interviews with the characters of the Black Mama, Organizer, Prioste, a Historian and a Journalist about the festival of the " Santísima Tragedia¨, ", once the Results We proceeded to the interpretation by analyzing the testimonials identifying quantifiable variables according to the premise of the research or hypothesis. And as a result of this research project, it focused on the production of an informative magazine about this cultural expression, which is aimed at the general public, valuing in such a way that the Black Mama festivity is a relevant cultural phenomenon, representing a symbiosis of indigenous, Spanish and African cultures. The reason for the execution of an informative magazine is given by the fact that the mediatization of the representations and symbols of the Traditional festival of Santísima Tragedia o Capitanía held in September have a low character in the dissemination of its elements structuring and celebration, limiting the knowledge of the cluster of all its elements even by the native inhabitants of the city, in this way it is expected to awaken interest in citizenship and begin to value this cultural expression even more in order to follow preserving this type of Intangible Cultural Heritage