A finales de la década de 1920 Málaga vivía inmersa en la Dictadura de Primo de Rivera.
Si bien se respiraba en el ambiente el cambio político que llegaría en 1931, las permanencias
se evidenciaron en el terreno de los fenómenos religiosos de masas. Por ello analizamos en
este artículo la Romería de Zamarrilla, organizada en 1929 por las clases dirigentes, ansiosas
de identificar el éxito de las actividades festivas populares con la existencia de un consenso en
torno al régimen.
Towards the end of the 1920s Málaga was immersed in the Dictatorship of Primo de
Rivera. Although the political change that took place in 1931 could already be sensed in the air,
traditional values found a powerful vehicle for their expression in mass religious manifestations.
This is why this article focuses on the Pilgrimage of Zamarilla, promoted in 1929 by the ruling
classes in their eagerness to identify the success of popular festivities as a sign of consensus
about the political order