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This paper explores the figure of the "Brujo Rey de la Loma" (The Witch King of the Hill), a folkloric and historical archetype prevalent in the rural oral traditions of Latin America, with specific focus on the Mexican region of Los Altos de Jalisco and similar micro-regions. By examining the intersection of Catholic orthodoxy, indigenous shamanism, and the socio-politics of the agrarian period, this study deconstructs the narrative of the "Brujo Rey." It argues that this figure serves as a symbolic mediator between the indigenous past and the colonial present, functioning as a local ruler of the "liminal space" who provides both social control and a challenge to institutional authority. In the mist-shrouded highlands of rural Latin America, oral traditions often speak of a figure far more feared than the local priest or the political cacique : the Brujo Rey de la Loma . This entity—sometimes a specific historical individual, sometimes a legendary archetype—is described as a male sorcerer who claims dominion over a specific hill or mountain, ruling over the spiritual and physical lives of the campesinos below.
The Sovereign of the Sierra: An Analysis of the Legend, History, and Cultural Significance of the "Brujo Rey de la Loma" brujo rey de la loma
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