In Santa Clara del Cobre, work also enters the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every August 2<\/strong>, master artisans take part in a pilgrimage that opens the cycle of religious celebrations in August. Some carry copper pieces made in their own workshops and offer them as part of a relationship in which craft, gratitude, and devotion meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is not an exhibition organized for visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is a celebration built from within the town itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The pilgrimage has an especially clear image: someone who works copper may arrive at the church carrying a pitcher, a basin, a cooking pot, or another piece made by hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sources from the Ministry of Culture have documented this practice and the meaning artisans themselves give it: offering a piece and asking for a blessing on their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That helps explain something about Santa Clara that a display case does not always reveal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Copper here does not belong only to the craft market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It also enters religious and community life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n August 2 does not summarize all of Santa Clara\u2019s festivities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other pilgrimages and celebrations take place during the following days. Central among them are the feast of Saint Clare of Assisi on August 11<\/strong> and that of the Virgen del Sagrario on August 15<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Different sectors of the population may participate at different moments in the cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That is why not everything that happens in August should be called the \u201cCopper Fair.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The craft fair, the competition, and the religious celebrations are related, but they are not the same thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Santa Clara has a metallurgical history that predates the arrival of the Spaniards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Archaeological research has found copper objects and smelting remains demonstrating knowledge and metalworking in pre-Hispanic times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the colonial period, forms of production, labor organization, and techniques changed. In the early seventeenth century, a Royal Foundry connected with the Spanish Crown operated here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is no need to choose between a \u201cPur\u00e9pecha\u201d history and a \u201cSpanish\u201d one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The craft that distinguishes Santa Clara today belongs to a long trajectory of continuities and transformations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The feast can be a good moment to approach the town, but copper is better understood by also entering a workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Listen to the hammer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch a flat sheet gradually gain volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ask who taught the craft and how long a piece takes to make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A conversation begins there that the fair alone cannot fully tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Artisans' Pilgrimage takes place every August 2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Schedules, meeting point, route, Mass, and complementary activities must be confirmed for each edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Information for the next edition is pending confirmation.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cada 2 de agosto En Santa Clara del Cobre, el trabajo tambi\u00e9n entra al templo. Cada 2 de agosto, maestras y maestros artesanos participan en una peregrinaci\u00f3n que abre el ciclo de celebraciones religiosas de agosto. Algunos llevan piezas de cobre realizadas en sus propios talleres y las ofrecen como parte de una relaci\u00f3n donde […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6361,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","citadela-item-category":[486],"citadela-item-location":[411],"class_list":["post-7713","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-eventos","citadela-item-location-santa-clara-del-cobre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/7713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/citadela-item"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7713"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/7713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12643,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/7713\/revisions\/12643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=7713"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=7713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Carrying what one makes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A broader cycle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Copper before and after the conquest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Entering a workshop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Next edition \/ Practical information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n