Resumen

COSTILLA, Julia. El milagro en la construcción del culto a Nuestra Señora de Copacabana ( Virreinato del Perú, 1582-1651). Estud. atacam. [online]. 2010, n.39, pp. 35-56. ISSN 0718-1043.  doi: 10.4067/S0718-10432010000100004.

The aim of this paper is to trace the process of the cult of the Virgin of Copacabana in the Viceroyalty of Peru, focusing on the role it played in the miracle, and from wich place, or places, the cult was developed and re-developed. For this, we attempt to identify the actors involved in the creation and dissemination of the cult and their respective interests and objectives, and also, who were involved in the miraculous events attributed to the Virgin image.

Palabras clave : Virgin of Copacabana; miracles; colonial religiosity.