An open look to the past: virtual and immersive approach to study inquisitorial Autos de Fe in colonial Mexico and Guatemala

Title

An open look to the past: virtual and immersive approach to study inquisitorial Autos de Fe in colonial Mexico and Guatemala

Creator(s)

Antonio Rodríguez Alcalá

John F. Chuchiak IV

Zoraida Raimúndez Ares

Maria Felicia Rega

Luis Díaz de León

Hans B. Erickson

Date

2024

Is Part Of

Archeologia e Calcolatori

Volume

35

Issue

2

Pages

157-166

Language

eng

Rights

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

DOI

https://doi.org/10.19282/ac.35.2.2024.17

URI

https://www.archcalc.cnr.it/journal/articles/1337

Zotero BiDiAr

https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/ASE657TF/item-list

Abstract

Virtual Reality is one of the tools that has become widely used in recent years, in the field of cultural heritage. This tool has proven to be particularly valuable, especially for approaching intangible cultural heritage. Using free and open source software for 3D modeling and animation, such as Blender and Unreal Engine, the international research group, Praeteritas Urbes, focused on the reconstruction of historical events such as the inquisitions many Autos de Fe, which had a significant impact on the colonial history of Central America. In this paper, we will present the results of two different projects: ‘The Great Auto de Fe of Guatemala’, which took place in Santiago de Guatemala in 1554, and ‘The Auto de Fe of Maní’ (Yucatán, Mexico), which occurred in 1562. In both cases, our objective was to make simulations of these two events known and accessible to the public, using a precise methodology, following the scale of evidence, and adhering to the standards established in the Principles of Seville codified in 2017.

Zotero References Collection

https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/collections/YRI3YUI6

Cites

The Seville Principles. International Principles of Virtual Archaeology

Diego de Landa

Don Diego Quijada, alcalde mayor de Yucatán, 1561-1565

Reconstrucción virtual del ex Conto de San Miguel Arcángel de Maní, Yucatán,

Theatres and spaces of power in ephemeral architecture: The autos de fe of the Inquisition and the visual, spatial and physical representation of inquisitorial power, 1481-1736

El obispado de Yucatán. Historia de su fundación y de sus obispos desde el siglo XVI hasta el XIX

Hacia una nueva versión de la escala de evidencia histórico-arqueológica para reconstrucciones virtuales