auto sacramental

It is called auto sacramental to a religious play. It's about a liturgical drama which usually has an act and is based on allegories.

From the century XVI and until century XVIII, it was customary for the auto sacramental to be performed during the Corpus Christi. However, in 1765 this gender it was banned on the impulse of enlightened thinkers. Over time, various authors took up the autos sacramentales, such as Rafael Alberti Y Gonzalo Torrente Ballester.

The autos sacramentales are based on moral dilemmas or in representations of scenes from the Bible. In the beginning, the works were presented directly in churches or in squares, although they later went on to the theaters.

The autos sacramentales begin with a loa by way of introduction and close with music and dance and a tremendous ending. According to the theme, the autos sacramentales are divided into biblical, theological, marians or hagiographic, among others.

It can be said that the main objective of an auto sacramental is to contribute to the dissemination of Catholic doctrine. These plays They use archetypal characters and allow the viewer to draw their own conclusions from the events depicted.

The Spanish Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681) is one of the most recognized authors of autos sacramentales. Between his proposals of this type it is possible to mention "The Supper of King Belshazzar" Y "The great market of the world", for example.

Auto sacramental, finally, it is the name of a musical band formed by Jorge Mills Y Wilfred Artaza. The group born in 2018 on Madrid (Spain).