El tío, Dios de los mineros Bolivianos
Abstract
El presente trabajo trata de dar una visión lo más completa posible sobre el Tío de las minas bolivianas, una deidad muy cercana a los mineros que participa de ciertas características diabólicas. A tal fin se ha redactado una primera parte introductoria que describe los rasgos distintivos del Demonio, su llegada a los Andes desde España de la mano de la Iglesia Católica y su presencia en las antiguas minas europeas. Tratando propiamente del Tío, se describe el significado y mito el personaje, su hipotética presencia en la época incaica y virreinal, las hipótesis sobre el origen del mito y, finalmente, el papel y características del Tío en la minería actual.
The present work tries to give a vision as complete as possible about the Tio of the Bolivian mines, a deity very close to the miners who participates in certain diabolical characteristics. For this purpose, a first introductory part has been written that describes the distinctive features of the Devil, his arrival to the Andes from Spain at the hands of the Catholic Church and his presence in the ancient European mines. Dealing with the Tio itself, the character's meaning and myth are described, as well as his hypothetical presence in the Inca and viceregal times, the hypotheses about the origin of the myth and, finally, the role and characteristics of the Tio in current mining.
The present work tries to give a vision as complete as possible about the Tio of the Bolivian mines, a deity very close to the miners who participates in certain diabolical characteristics. For this purpose, a first introductory part has been written that describes the distinctive features of the Devil, his arrival to the Andes from Spain at the hands of the Catholic Church and his presence in the ancient European mines. Dealing with the Tio itself, the character's meaning and myth are described, as well as his hypothetical presence in the Inca and viceregal times, the hypotheses about the origin of the myth and, finally, the role and characteristics of the Tio in current mining.
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Vol. 9, No. 1