@inbook{10.2307/j.ctt14btgww.5, ISBN = {9780812247138}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt14btgww.5}, abstract = {On 5 June 1465, about sixty years after Fernando de Antequera took up his holy sword, a group of rebellious nobles ritually deposed an effigy of King Enrique IV and crowned his half brother Alfonso king. As with the earlier event, the so-called Farce of Ávila was consciously intended to make a political statement by invoking symbolic powers and was meant to be seen by as many people as possible. The conspirators took great care to conduct it in an accessible location and to ensure that the stage was visible from every angle. The essential elements of the ritual were}, bookauthor = {Thomas Devaney}, booktitle = {Enemies in the Plaza: Urban Spectacle and the End of Spanish Frontier Culture, 1460-1492}, pages = {27--51}, publisher = {University of Pennsylvania Press}, title = {The Anatomy of a Spectacle: Sponsors, Critics, and Onlookers}, year = {2015} }