El testimonio de las piedras. La campaña del Cerro Prieto en el arte rupestre de la Sierra Libre(1767-1771)

Abstract

During the XVIII century, the government of New Spain organized the so-called “Campaign of Cerro Prieto”, which took place between 1767 and 1771, in order to fight the rebel Seri and Sibubapa Indians in Sonora. This campaign was so effective that, in an effort to cast a “spell” on the Spanish soldiers, the rebels made some paintings on the rocky walls of Cerro Prieto (Known today as Sierra Libre) that represent the Spanish soldiers from this expedition. This article analyzes these paintings and tries to reconstruct the story they represent