Identidad saraguro en España. Reflexiones con motivo de la celebración de la Virgen del Cisne en Vera (España)

Abstract

This article is a collection of conclusions based on several interviews with the Saraguro people living in various locations in southern Spain. It includes details on how people from the Saraguro nation experience their identities after migrating to Spain because of the economic crisis that crippled Ecuador at the end of the 20 century. For them, the celebration in honor of the Virgen del Cisne, as well as other indigenous festivities, serves as a vehicle for vindicating their identities and preserving their cultural transmission despite the distance.