Game of Cañas

Juego de cañas celebrated in the 16th century in the Plaza Mayor, Madrid.

The Game of Cañas (Spanish: Juego de Cañas) was a renowned game in Spain from the 16th to the 18th century, held in many of its main squares.[1] The origins of the practice of running cañas, as it was commonly called,[2] date back to the ancient Romans and was introduced to Spain by the Muslims.[3] In the Americas, it was introduced by the Spanish.[2][4]

The spirit of the game revolved around simulating a military or combat action. It consisted of rows of men mounted on horseback (usually nobles) throwing reeds at each other like lances or darts and stopping them with shields. Combat charges were performed, with participants escaping in circles or semicircles in groups of rows.[5]

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References

  1. ^ Rafael Martín de Viciana (2005). Libro quarto de la Crónica de la ínclita y coronada ciudad de Valencia y de su reino. Universitat de València. p. 361. ISBN 978-84-370-6036-1. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Coello Ugalde, José Francisco (1987). "Relación de juegos de cañas, que fueron cosa muy de ver. Aquí se consignan los más curiosos e importantes habidos desde 1517 y hasta 1815 en Nueva España". Boletín del Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliográficas (pdf).
  3. ^ Hernández Vázquez, Manuel (1987). "El juego de cañas en la España medieval y moderna" (PDF). Museo del Juego. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  4. ^ Coello Ugalde, José Francisco (18 February 2020). "60 personajes que buscaron participar en un Juego de Cañas en 1814" [60 characters who tried to participate in a Game of Cañas in 1814]. Aportaciones Histórico Taurinas Mexicanas (in Spanish). Mexico City. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  5. ^ Pasqual Mas i Usó (1998). Poesia acadèmica valenciana del barroc. Edition Reichenberger. pp. 168–. ISBN 978-3-931887-20-9. Retrieved August 27, 2011. (in Catalan)
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