Corpos desamparados : uma análise da dimensão afetiva do tumulto de 1624 no México

Abstract

On January 15, 1624, an unprecedented event took place in Mexico City: a crowd composed of indigenous people, blacks and mulattos burst into the central square of the city and, armed with stones and sticks, they began to attack the royal palace, forcing the viceroy to leave the power and flee for his life. Considering the importance of the affective perspective as a factor of social and political analysis, the main objective of this work is to investigate which affections and how it motivated the different agents and social groups that rebelled on January, 15, 1624. In methodological terms, the proposal was to analyze a Letter produced by the cabildo of Mexico City, where the riot was narrated. In doing so, we conclude that, based on that fundamental document, the affects were fundamental in the constitution of the uprising, because it, in the first instance, motivated the subjects acts. Thus, in the first place, we consider that the viceroy's actions affected those with whom he was related, generating fear. We also propose that a series of social events broke with a positive bond that the people maintained, making them feel helpless. And motivated by this affection, the people decided to break with the established order, revolting against the viceroy, whom they considered guilty of all evils. We also suggest that in the version of the revolt narrated in the letter from the cabildo, affections such as anger and hatred motivated the actions of the crowd. Finally, we found evidence that affections such as solidarity and empathy, established between the subjects, were important for them to unite that day.