Body order and racial, clas and gender representation in the city of cuenca (ecuador) [Orden corporal y representaciones raciales, de clase y género en la ciudad de cuenca (ecuador)1]

Abstract

In Latin American colonial towns power has been represented as white and male. In this work we approach the transformations in the racial, class and gender representations in the city of Cuenca (Ecuador). This is done through the comparative analysis of Cuenca Queens and Cholas cuencanas contests choice, in a social setting marked by the claim of cultural mix.