Abstract

CARREON NIETO, MARÍA DEL CARMEN. NIMBUM FUGO: BELLS AND STORMS IN THE NEW SPAIN. Tzintzun. Rev. estud. históricos [online]. 2020, n.71, pp.7-29.  Epub July 30, 2020. ISSN 2007-963X.

From the colonial period to the present day, the bell’s ring has accompanied the historical evolution of our Country. Historically, its clamor has been present in almost every of the most relevant civil and religious events. However, during the colonial era it also reported unforeseen natural events, and its sound was interpreted as a protective resource against extreme geological and hydrometeorogical phenomena. This work is a first approach to studying the use of bell ringing to protect and ward of storms, floods and hails in the New Spain.

Keywords : Bells; Storms; incantations; disasters; New Spain.

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