Fonte: Turismo y Sociedad; Vol. 32 (2023): Enero-Junio; 319-339
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Resumo: This research starts from the fact that communities, must be understood and valued as socially constructed spaces where history, culture, traditions, knowledge, abilities, resources and heritage assets that give them identity survive. With this premise, historical recreations are proposed as a strategy that includes the rescue and valuation of local historical events and traditions, to through its representation, to configure an authentic and innovative cultural attraction of low cost, which allows social cohesion and conservation of local historical memory, while energizing the economy for the benefit of the resident population. This article presents research results of the recreation the Wedding of The Empecinado, emblematic historical event of Castrillo de Duero, a town in Ribera de Duero, province of Valladolid, Spain, during the period 2014-2019. The methodology included historical documentary review and participant observation with in-depth interviews.