The giants until today

And of this form we are approached the present times, but in year 1780 an important fact takes place in the kingdom of Spain (and therefore also in all overseas territories): One prohibits the parade of the figures and the interpretation of dances within the procession of the Corpus, since " it followed them to the town of too festive form and principal" relaxed of the purpose.

Said of another form: Those elements that the church made his to foment the participation of the town in the procession of the Corpus, now happened to be undesirable and, with a stroke of the pen, it was eliminated to them of " fiesta".

This meant the aim for many giants that finished put in a corner and eaten by the rats, or directly victims of bonfires.

Therefore localities that told on to a strong presence and protagonism of the figures in the procession, as are the case of Seville lost, them for always. Nevertheless in other places they did not make case

of the prohibition or they located meters in front of the parade, and so one was able to be able to maintain the tradition alive.

Since we have said this prohibition was " for all the territories of kingdom", consequently in the territories of America also it was applied, tolerating, for example, the disappearance of the giants of the Cathedral of City of Mexico.

But saving this incident the giants continued their way, evolving, taking diverse forms of manifestation and enriching, as a whole, the important page but of the popular and traditional culture in the world.