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Tinku, los guerreros del Tata Wilakruz. Ciclo agrícola y celebración de la cruz en Macha, Potosí

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Rodríguez Rodríguez, Lidia Iris, Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia·2023·Alteridades

Abstract

The Tinku ritual, celebrated in San Pedro de Macha, Potosí, Bolivia, alludes to the day of the cross from the Quechua worldview in articulation with the Andean agricultural cycle and a tradition of combat. Different moments of the meeting are addressed with the aim of showing that this is more than physical confrontation. From processual anthropology and the concept of agrarian matrix, the Tinku is analyzed as a festive and ritual encounter through interayllus conflict and alliances. Through the ethnographic record, an account of other elements of the interaction between the ayllus of the valley and the puna is given, which imply giving to the land, circulation of agricultural products, reaffirmation of territory and new family ties between the communities. At the same time, the theme is located in its relationship with the State and its institutions, where the derived implications and the Quechua adaptation are contemplated from the local.

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The article analyzes the Tinku of San Pedro de Macha, Potosí, Bolivia, as a festive and ritual interayllu encounter tied to the Andean agricultural cycle, not merely a physical confrontation. It argues that conflict, blood offering, alliances, product circulation, and state tensions together reproduce Quechua community life and territorial claims.

Key findings

  • The Tinku is celebrated on 3 and 4 May in Macha’s main plaza: 3 May is celebrated by Macha’s barrios, while 4 May is when ayllus from the region arrive and the main interayllu confrontations occur.
  • Macha is divided into Majasaya and Alasaya, each with five ayllus (ten total); the ritual involves valley and puna communities, with groups of 30–50 people sometimes not fighting and larger groups expected to fight.
  • Combat is regulated by alférez and helpers, usually one-on-one and aimed at making the opponent bleed as an offering to the Pachamama; fights can last approximately seven hours, and the river is described as the most violent space because no alférez or police intervene there.
  • The encounter also includes courtship and new family ties, economic exchange (e.g., beer at 10 bolivianos, singani at 2 bolivianos per drink, cañas at 10 bolivianos), and circulation of valley products such as cañas, mandarinas, and naranjas, later linked to maize circulation at San Marcos.

Methods

  • The study uses processual anthropology, especially Max Gluckman’s situational analysis and extended-case method, to examine conflict, custom, alliance, and social cohesion.
  • It combines bibliographic and ethnohistorical review on the Tinku and Potosí ayllus with ethnographic fieldwork in northern Potosí, Bolivia, in May and June 2013.
  • Fieldwork included direct and participant observation in San Pedro de Macha during the Tinku celebration, following local actors before and after the encounter and conducting interviews with social actors of different ages and sexes from participating ayllus.

Limitations

  • The paper does not include a formal limitations section.
  • Evident from the text: the ethnographic record is based on a single fieldwork period in May–June 2013 and a single regional celebration, with no stated longitudinal or multi-site comparison.
  • The author also relies on prior ethnographers and local sources, and at points signals uncertainty about specific groups or details (e.g., “me pareció,” “el primer ayllu del que pude saber el nombre”).

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Crossref · 10.24275/uam/izt/dcsh/alteridades/2023v33n65/rodriguez

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Tata Dios danzando frente a la huaca de Macha Foto: Lidia Iris Rodríguez.
Tata Dios danzando frente a la huaca de Macha Foto: Lidia Iris Rodríguez.CC-BY-NC-ND · From the PDF
Alférez responsable del Tata Dios del ayllu Ulacha Foto: Lidia Iris Rodríguez.
Alférez responsable del Tata Dios del ayllu Ulacha Foto: Lidia Iris Rodríguez.CC-BY-NC-ND · From the PDF
Comparsa de ayllu a su entrada a Macha Foto: Lidia Iris Rodríguez.
Comparsa de ayllu a su entrada a Macha Foto: Lidia Iris Rodríguez.CC-BY-NC-ND · From the PDF
Momentos de confrontación interayllu Foto: Lidia Iris Rodríguez.
Momentos de confrontación interayllu Foto: Lidia Iris Rodríguez.CC-BY-NC-ND · From the PDF
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    Bolivia, como sociedad plural a partir del siglo xvi, experimentó la inserción de prácticas y costumbres ibéricas, entre las que se encuentra el culto a la Cruz.

    “Bolivia, como sociedad plural a partir de siglo xvi, experimentó la inserción de prácticas y costumbres ibéricas, entre las que se encuentra el culto a la Cruz.”
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    En el siglo xviii, cuando se produjo la resistencia indígena dirigida por Tomás Katari, Macha funcionó como bastión de preparación militar del Collasuyu o Qullasuyu, reconocido por su alta beligerancia, cuestión que costó muchas bajas al ejército español.

    “En el siglo xviii, cuando se produjo la resistencia indígena dirigida por Tomás Katari, Macha funcionó como bastión de preparación militar del Collasuyu o Qullasuyu (región del altiplano), reconocido por su alta beligerancia, cuestión que costó muchas bajas al ejército español.”
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  1. ArtAl vergArA, nAtHAlie 2008 "Danzas, Tinkuy y encuentros a lo largo del Tahuantinsuyu y del tiempo", ponencia pre- sentada en la X Jornada Andina de Litera- tura Latinoamericana Estudiantiles Jalla-E, Universidad de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia <https://www.academia.edu/14346060/ DANZAS_TINKUY_Y_ENCUENTROS_A_LO_ LARGO_DEL_TAHUANTINSUYU_Y_DEL_ TIEMPO>.
  2. lAurentiis, micHele de 2011 "Apuntes para una investigación política del tinku. Etnografía del ciclo ritual de la Vir- gen del Rosario de Aymaya-Norte de Potosí", en Anales de la Reunión Anual de Etnología. Tomo II. La Paz XXV, Museo Nacional de Et- nografía y Folklore, La Paz, Bolivia, pp. 191- 203.
  3. plAtt, tristAn 2015 "Un archivo campesino como 'acontecimiento de terreno': Los nuevos papeles del curaca de Macha (Alasaya), Potosí", en Americanía. Re- vista de Estudios Latinoamericanos de la Uni- versidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla, nueva época, núm. 2, pp. 158-185.

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Authors
Rodríguez Rodríguez, L. I., & Historia, E. N. D. A. E.
Venue
Alteridades
Published
2023-04-05
Volume
33
Issue
65
Pages
47-59
ISSN
  • 0188-7017 (ISSN-L)
  • 2448-850X
OpenAlex
W4366303783
Cited by
1
References
0
Citations by year
2026: 1
FWCI
0.96
Type
journal article
Language
es
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc-nd
Locations
  • Alteridades (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Indigenous Studies in Latin America
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Latin American history and culture
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Indigenous Cultures and History
Keywords
ayllu, Puna, festive customs, territory, family ties, state institutions

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