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ID: 300311296 Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300311296			Record Type: concept

cofradías (confraternities, societies (associations), ... Organizations (hierarchy name))

Note: Refers to religious groups in colonial Latin America that promoted Christian devotion through pious activities. They took charge of public and private activities for the benefit of the community such as paying for the mass, care of widows and orphans of deceased members, maintaining altars and images of patron saints, and processions and celebrations on holidays.

Terms:

cofradías (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)

cofradías (Spanish-P,D,U,PN)

cofradía (C,O,English,AD,L,SN)

cofradía (Spanish,AD,U,SN)

Facet/Hierarchy Code: H.HN

Hierarchical Position:

Agents Facet

.... Organizations (hierarchy name) (G)

........ organizations (groups) (G)

............ associations (G)

................ societies (associations) (G)

.................... confraternities (G)

........................ cofradías (G,U)

Additional Notes:

Spanish ..... Congregación de personas devotas. El papel principal de las cofradías era lo espiritual; se enseñaba y educaba de la devoción cristiana a través de las actividades piadosas. Se encargaban de labores públicas y privadas para el beneficio de la comunidad, tales como pagar las misas, acompañar los deudos, mantener los altares e imágenes religiosas, organizar procesiones y celebraciones en los días festivos.

Sources and Contributors:

cofradía............	[CDBP-SNPC Preferred, VP]
.................	Kennedy, Alexandra Ed. Arte de la Real Audiencia de Quito, siglos XVII XIX Edit. Nerea S. A. Madrid, 2002. 67

cofradías............	[VP Preferred]
....................	Kennedy, Alexandra Ed. Arte de la Real Audiencia de Quito, siglos XVII XIX Edit. Nerea S. A. Madrid, 2002. 67
....................	Kight, Mexico (2002) 42
....................	Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (1998) 665
....................	Socolow, The Women of Colonial Latin America (2000)
....................	Valenzuela, Jaime; Las liturgias del poder: celebraciones públicas y estrategias persuasivas en Chile colonial (1609-1709), Lom Ediciones, 2001 262


Subject: .....	[CDBP-SNPC, VP]


Note:
English	..........	[VP]
	..........	Kight, Mexico (2002)
	..........	Socolow, The Women of Colonial Latin America (2000)
Spanish	..........	[CDBP-SNPC, VP]
	..........	Kennedy, Alexandra Ed. Arte de la Real Audiencia de Quito, siglos XVII XIX Edit. Nerea S. A. Madrid, 2002. 67
	..........	Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (1998) 665
	..........	Valenzuela, Jaime; Las liturgias del poder: celebraciones públicas y estrategias persuasivas en Chile colonial (1609-1709), Lom Ediciones, 2001 262

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