History Holy Week in Popayán

our lady of sorrows. image spanish eighteenth century

the processions acquired great importance , size on years since increasing number of images , ornaments enriched, economic , social development through city during spanish period because popayan became political , economic center of colony settled here since colonial institutions royal mint of spain. mining development in governorate of popayán processions great contribution in gold jewelry, silver , emeralds embellished images crowns , jewels, seats , litter. mining powered indian slave labor. slaves had life expectancy of 3 years. said 1 never lose one´s way mines of popayán because roads lined bones of dead indians. hanke, louis. las casas , spanish struggle justice in new world. of development of procession in sixteenth, seventeenth , eighteenth española.la colonial period of images of spanish origin , quito prominent art schools of time, gold in payanesa.

in nineteenth century begins period of independence , reduces development in processions due war because of money used cause of liberation. twentieth century same economic crisis lived colombia.