Juegos - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 07:37:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Juegos - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 The game of ball https://historylab.es/the-game-of-ball/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-game-of-ball Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:26 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/el-juego-de-la-pelota-a-pala/ Historical amusement with a ball, possibly the predecessor of another game

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]]> Goya emphasised on the cardboard delivery invoice the large number of figures included, each occupying his exact position in the game (forward, centre-half and fullback), together with twenty-five other figures of different ages and attitudes. Pelota games, of French origin, spread throughout Spain with great success in the Basque Country, where even then every village had its own fronton. Goya depicted the specific moment of the game, when the ball, on the ground, has reached the chaza, the place where the ball stops before it reaches the winning line. The resulting tapestry hung in the dining room of the princes of Asturias (the future Charles IV and Maria Luisa of Parma).

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]]> Boys playing soldiers https://historylab.es/boys-playing-soldiers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boys-playing-soldiers Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:26 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/muchachos-jugando-a-soldados/ Representation of a children's game by Goya in which the youngsters appear in the attitude of soldiers

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]]> This tapestry cartoon by Goya shows children playing at being soldiers, marching with their rifles on their shoulders and beating a drum. The animation of the lead soldier, the martial air and the childlike, graceful pride with which he faces the spectator constitute one of the highest achievements in the depiction of childhood in Goya’s entire oeuvre. The resulting tapestry hung in the dining room of the Princes of Asturias (the future Charles IV and Maria Luisa of Parma).

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]]> Drawing of the ball game https://historylab.es/drawing-of-the-ball-game/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drawing-of-the-ball-game Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:26 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/dibujo-del-juego-de-pelota/ Everyday life. Religious celebrations. Ball game that the Apalachinos and vstacanos Indians have been playing since their infidelity until the year 1676.

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]]> The ball game was a sport with ritual and religious connotations, played by the pre-Columbian peoples of Mesoamerica since at least 1400 B.C. It was practised both in everyday life and in religious celebrations, and it seems that it sometimes served to resolve land disputes or trade relations, among other things. The sport has evolved over time in various forms. It is still practised today in some parts of Mexico. Although with variations, it seems that the most widespread version of the game involved players hitting the ball with their hips, elbows and knees, without letting it fall to the ground. Over time, stone hoops were also introduced, which the ball had to be touched or passed through. The weight of the ball was considerable, as it was made of rubber and is thought to have weighed up to 4 kg. The playing fields may have varied in their characteristics, but all had long narrow courts with side walls used to bounce the ball. The winner of the game was protected and supported by the gods, although it is not known whether the winners were sacrificed or whether it was the losers who offered their lives to the deities. The game had an important religious and ritual component, even, as has been noted, including human sacrifice, although it also retained a character of enjoyment and leisure, for the recreation of children and women.

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