Festivals on both sides of the Atlantic took place in encoded spaces as richly layered in symbols and emblems as the ceremonial dress that these celebrations commanded. The variety of spectacles performed in these festive spaces, from parades and masques to bullfights and mock battles, involved and affected the attendants in different ways. This panel aims to explore Baroque recreation in Spain and Latin America as a carefully constructed activity that not only promoted physical and spiritual rejuvenation but also produced other enduring effects on those who attended the "fiesta". It also endeavors to study festivals by way of their re-creations, i.e. by examining the texts that reproduced, or created anew, these celebrations for its attendant readers. Please send abstracts (approx. 1 page) in English or Spanish to Joanne_Kedzierski@brown.edu by September 15, 2004.