THE BROTHERHOOD OF MERCHANTS. AN ACTIVE PRESENCE OF SALAMANCA'S COMMERCE IN HOLY WEEK

This issue is about a far-reaching commercial initiative in the social life of the city: the history of the Brotherhood of Merchants. Heir to ancient guild initiatives, the Brotherhood of Merchants emerged at the beginning of the 20th century as a contribution from businessmen to the religiosity of Salamanca's Holy Week. All this is discussed by Javier Blázquez, a renowned researcher of Salamanca's Holy Week, who has just seen a second volume of his extensive history published. Javier Blázquez offers us a rigorous and enjoyable text, which outlines the role played by this brotherhood in the religious, social, and tourist activity of the capital… The brotherhood continues to this day, evolving throughout its more than 80 years of existence.

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