Popular monuments: Evolution of the sacred in Mexico City´s urban space

The history of Mexico City has presented an evolution in the sacralization of its urban space through the construction of different popular monuments that have become, in a given time, as paradigms of sacralization of urban space. The present article tries to demonstrate this evolution and to conclu...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Alcérreca Huerta, Jorge Alejandro
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2019
Country:México
Institution:INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO Y DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE MONTERREY
Repository:En-claves del pensamiento
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.enclavesdelpensamiento.mx:article/387
Online Access:https://www.enclavesdelpensamiento.mx/index.php/enclaves/article/view/387
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Monumentos populares
Ciudad de México
sacralización
espacio urbano
altares callejeros
evolución
repetición.
Popular monuments
Mexico City
sacralization
public space
street altars
evolution
repetition.
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Summary:The history of Mexico City has presented an evolution in the sacralization of its urban space through the construction of different popular monuments that have become, in a given time, as paradigms of sacralization of urban space. The present article tries to demonstrate this evolution and to conclude that the street altars are the current paradigm of sacralization of the urban space in Mexico City.