Las quintillas de ciego en las relaciones de fiestas novohispanas (siglo XVII)

This paper aims to analyze the use of the quintillas de ciego in the printed accounts of festivities of the 17th century New Spain, including the antecedents of the late 16th century and the poetic competitions. The jocose and sometimes burlesque tonality of these compositions is emphasized, so that they acquire a narrative function and underline the humorous nature of the festivity that was recreating spaces appointed to construct the local community.