(Mr. Enrique de Borges, Minister of France in Peru and translator of my Traditions)
I
Micaela Villegas (Perricholi) was a creature not as poetic as portrayed Joseph Antonio de Lavalle in the Correo del Peru, or as mundane as his contemporary paint the anonymous author of Drama of the basins, libelous pamphlet of 100 pages in 4. No, that against Amat was published in 1776, a little out of control , and there is a copy in volume XXV of papers several of the National Library. So in this booklet as graduates conversate Narration and exegetical declared by decree of 3 March 1777 prohibited the circulation and reading, imposing severe penalties on violators.
Miquita not true that Villegas was born in Lima. The daughter of poor parents honored his humble origin rocked the city's noble of the Knights of the Lion of Huanuco, around the year 1739. At the age of five her mother brought her to Lima, where he received little education in this century gave women. Gifted with imagination
and easy burning memory, recited with childish wit and comic scenes chivalric romances de Alarcón, Lope and Moreto: played with skill on the harp and singing donaire al compás de la guitarra las tonadillas de moda.
Muy poco más de veinte años contaba Miquita en 1760 cuando pisó por primera vez el proscenio de Lima, siendo desde esa noche el hechizo de nuestro público.
II
¿Fue la Perricholi una belleza? No, si por belleza entendemos la regularidad de las facciones y armonía del conjunto; pero si la gracia es la belleza, indudablemente que Miquita era digna de cautivar a todo hombre de buen gusto.
«De cuerpo pequeño y algo grueso, sus movimientos eran llenos de vivacidad; su rostro oval y de un moreno pálido lucía no pocas cacarañas u hoyitos de viruelas, que ella cleverly concealed with the niceties of the toilet, his eyes were small and black as Chorolque animadísimos; profuse his hair, hands and feet and microscopic, his nose was nothing well formed, it was that the natives call it cream, a lunarcito on the upper lip was irresistible mouth, I was a bit lumpy, which bore tiny teeth and the brightness and cleanliness of ivory well contoured neck, shoulders and breast inflammatory turgid. With such a mixture of perfection and mistakes could happen today for either laminated or good girl. " That makes us portrayed as an impartial and date that reached old mundane to know in their glory, portrait not far short of that gallant pen as spiritual as he Lavalle. Add to this
wearing extreme elegance and refined taste, and without being Lima was absolutely brilliant and seasoned prank joke of Lima.
III had just
Amat in charge of the government of Peru in 1762 when he met in the theater to Villegas, who was spoiled and actress who was in the heyday of her youth and beauty. Miquita was a fresh bud, and the sexagenarian viceroy, who was believed by his gray hair and loving fire insurance, fell on his knees before the soles of the Huanuco, doing for her escapades for fourteen years a lad, with no little murmuring of the aristocracy starched Lima, who was then a much tighter and prudish.
The lover lover had no qualms about appearing in public with his mistress, and in a time Amat would spend Sunday in Miraflores, the fifth of his nephew, Colonel Don Antonio Amat and Rocaberti, veíasele on the afternoon of Saturday out in the golden palace of the viceroys float, leading to Perricholi riding in the convoy, sometimes dressed man and other luxurious skirt with blue embroidered with gold fringe and feather hat, who was very kind Miquita equitable.
Viceroy Amat was not wanted in Lima, and that it contributed rather to the aggrandizement of the city. Perhaps because of that provision shall be overstated their peccadilloes, reaching the slander of his contemporaries to invent that if the factory began Paseo de Aguas, was just to flatter your lady, whose splendid house we know today was the neighbor to the Alameda de los Descalzos and at the foot of the river wall. Also planned to build a bridge in the Gorge, the site now occupied by the bridge Balta.
A librejo of that time, destroying Amat in his life, public and private, portrays him as the most insatiable of the most cynical and greedy fraudster's real treasure.
says: "The annual income Amat as viceroy was sixty thousand dollars, and plus twelve thousand for the perks of the branches of Crusade, Tobacco and others, that in fourteen years and nine months in office are one million eighty thousand dollars. Also calculate three hundred thousand pesos, rather than less, each year, which would bring the sale of seventy-six townships, blackjack and other real Oficialías countless objections, because for the cheapest received a gift of three thousand dollars, and employment had saved the twenty bucks. Of these profits and the dedication of the hosts could not get in fourteen high under five million, in addition to the ounces of gold that hang at the City Council entertained his holy day. "
cursing himself Amat writer says that if he went as rigorous and righteous with thieves Ruda and Pulido, was because I did not have competitors in the business.
little odium concitose not also our viceroy for trying to reduce the area of \u200b\u200bthe monasteries of nuns, to sell surplus land, and even open new streets cutting convents that occupy more than one apple, but there was so much outcry that ensued, Amat took to give up the healthy purpose.
And do not say it was some devout man who spent one hundred thousand dollars in rebuilding the tower of Santo Domingo, which outlined the chapel of the Virgen de las Mercedes, paying for the work of his own money, and the plane made the Church of the Nazarene and personally directed the work of masons and carpenters.
As later against Abascal, Amat ensued against the slander that fails in a sworn loyalty to his king and lord, nourished the project of freeing Peru and crowned. Smear unfounded!
But note here that by giving food to my hobby of historical gossip, I'm forgetting that the genius of the Perricholi are the subject of this tradition. "Sin repaired, is almost forgiven."
IV
Lima Entrepreneur of the theater was in 1773 an actor surnamed Maza, who Miquita had hired one hundred and fifty dollars a month, which at that time was paid more fat than we could offer the Ristori or Patti. True that Villegas, mistress of a wealthy and generous man, did not need to step on the scene, but the theater was her passion was his delight, and before giving it up would have broken their relations with the Viceroy.
appears that the employer comic dispensed in the division of roles certain preferences to a new actress known for Inesilla, preferences that brought the bile Miquita revolt. We represented
night comedy Calderon de la Barca fire of God in willing it right, and were above the proscenium Maza, playing the role of leading man and the lady's Miquita when halfway through a parliament or roll verses murmured softly Maza:
- More soul, woman, more soul! That would better declamaría Agnes.
God unleashed his wrath. The Villegas forgot that was before the public, and raising a chicotillo he had in his hand, passed him the face of the impertinent.
curtain fell. The respectable public was angry and armed one shouting: "A jail the comic, to the slammer."
Viceroy, redder than a boiled crab, left his box, and to put everything in a coup, the function concluded with baskets.
That night, when the city was already in deep sleep, embozose Amat, addressed to his mistress, and said
escíndalo
-After you die, all is finished between us, and thank you not you do tomorrow out to the stage on his knees asking for forgiveness to the public. Goodbye, Perri-choli! And
address or Faint whining, Amat turned back and returned to the palace, very determined to implement the advice of a poet:
"If he puts his cigar
not rekindle:
if
scold a girl does not want to come back. "
another time
As we noted, Amat spoke very Catalan accent, and his complaints of his concubine lover threw a chola bitch!, Which passes through his toothless mouth became Perrier-choli . This was the origin of the nickname.
pity that we did not have time Amat in newspapers and newsletters. And how have writers and bulk romped to put their readers in the case of theatrical rebujina! Patience! I have had to make do with what little the anonymous account. Amat
spent many months without visiting the angry actress, who dared not to appear on stage, wary of public vengeance.
But time, that everything quiet, the good offices of a real ear, called Pepe Estacio, hot ashes left where fire has been, and most of all the Father's love ...
Ah! I forgot to point out that the love of the Perricholi with the viceroy had borne fruit. In the backyard of the Puente-Amaya was sometimes a beautiful boy dressed in luxury and a rubber carrying the red chest, imitating the one used by the Knights of the Royal Order of St. Januarius. A baby that her grandmother used to yell from the balcony:
- Get out the sun, boy, you're not one either, but big head son!
So we said that at last reconciled the odds lovers, and if the chronicler of librejo lies, shown knowledgeable about certain internals, reconciliation took place on September 17, 1175.
"I do not know what the hell we both have
;
scold the more we want more."
But it was also necessary to reconcile the Perricholi with the public, which in turn had almost forgotten what happened the year and a half earlier. The village was always forgetful, and now receives both palms and arches who yesterday threw the throne between whistles and a little less than punches.
cases and cases of these I have seen ... and still hope to see you, that public men of my country have many and many Palm Sunday Good Friday, which is ahead of Christ. And I point, I'm not for nativities policy.
Maza had healed with some gifts that make him the Huanuco the berdugón of chicotillazo, and the public, as always enticed by skilled operators, burning with impatience to return to his favorite actress applaud.
Indeed, on November 4, ie month and a half after making peace between the lovers, Perricholi was presented on stage, singing before the play a new tune, which had a song of satisfaction to the public. That night
Perricholi received the most splendid ovation until then give notice the annals of our ancient house or coliseum. Add
rogue librejo author who appeared on the scene Miquita fluttering shyly, but informed the viceroy's breath, telling it from his box:
- Eh! We must not Achola, value and sing.
But who knew everything to greaves of tallow was to Inesilla that during the year and a half to eclipse his rival had been working as first lady. He declined to resign and to be second in the Perricholi and ran away to Lurin, where they brought prey. She, on leaving prison, he broke his contract and he ... their future.
V
Relieved Amat in 1776 with Viceroy Guirior, and while he arranged the bags to return to Spain in Lima ballads circulated in abundance, lamenting and celebrating in a separation from the other agent.
The funniest of these versainas are entitled Testament Amat, conversate between Guarapo and Champa, Dona Tristes Stateira and Dialogue between the snake and the Scratch your glass.
Among the manuscripts of the Library of Lima is the next romancillo copying by referring to our actress
Wailing and sighs of "Perricholi" by the absence of her lover Mr Don Manuel de Amat into the realms of Spain
hope I die of my desires, because they are absent
the best lights Phoebus. Already
tables fail
cadence and meter, because the compass
lack concerts. My voice is lost
and breathless;
but what if the soul
much missing from the chest? Statue
will be cold and stiff marble,
no love interest in me till
or temples.
Lloren
nymphs all arenas,
Apollo withdrew from the festivities;
that great leader of courtship,
that the god of love
offers incense.
fairly
See if I cry,
be safeguarded without
and our orchards.
not enjoy flowers green recess,
growing for missing the gardener.
Ay! I noticed
wheel of his affections, and others were sparks
of fire.
There will be no more trips
Miraflores, when Jupiter
wanted to be my squire.
But alas!
infelice
I do remember past glories
have to be torture. Black
shadows around my thoughts, which commits announcing
sad events.
Oh fickle fortune!
And believe my luck
turns being first.
Although crude insults cause me time, my finesse and care
will be eternal.
shining
My coach was his gift,
pain serves the tomb, a mausoleum
.
But in such deep sorrow, to comfort
I have a cupidillo,
alive and lively.
is your image, your image,
and in my view, original
seems
albeit small.
Son of my love, Adonis
beautiful
crying so much misfortune,
cry and cry.
If we have to suffer
blow so fierce, my eyes will
seas, my complaints
oars.
Browse, then navigate,
my sweet master, and Tethys
accompany you with my regrets. Well
vulgar, indeed, is the mythological muse that gave life to these verses, but thanks to her, the reader can fully formed concept of the era and characters.
VI
So as Radiguet Lavalle in L'Amerique Espagnole, and Mérimée in his comedy The Carrosse du Saint Sacrement, report that when the King of Naples, who later became Charles III of Spain, gave Amat the large order of San Gennaro (grace which was held in Lima with royal feasts, they even wrestled bulls in the Plaza Mayor) Perricholi had the audacity to go to them in a carriage drawn by two mules shot, special privilege of the titles of Castile.
"made his attempt," says Lavalle, with great scandal of the aristocracy of Lima, through the streets and the Alameda in a superb golden chariot and gorgeous cover paintings, drawn by four mules led by brightly dressed postilions gallons of silver livery equal to those of the footmen who rode in the back. But when they returned home, radiant with beauty and enjoying the pleasure seeking vanity satisfied, was found in the streets of San Lázaro with a parish priest on foot leading the holy Viaticum. His heart tore the contrast of courtly splendor of the poverty of the Man-God, his human pride divine humility, and rapidly descending from his carriage, brought up to the modest priest he had in his hands the body of Christ.
"in tears of tenderness, accompanied the Holy of Holies, dragging through the streets their lace and brocade, and not wanting to desecrate the carriage that had been purified in the presence of his God, at once gave coach and shots lackeys and liveries to the parish of St. Lazarus. "
The fact is true as relates Lavalle, except for one detail. It was in the festivities given to Amat for receiving band and cross the San Gennaro, but on the feast of the Porziuncola (to be held in the church of the barefoot parents, and whose Alameda concurred that afternoon, in very luxurious cars, all the aristocracy of Lima), when made Perricholi Parish valuable gift.
not even twenty years ago in the courtyard garden of a house in Alameda, was taught as a historical curiosity Perricholi's carriage, which was so rough and heavy, and that the weather had turned into furniture useless for the service of the parish. The writer then had occasion to contemplate.
VII
Upon retiring Amat for Spain, where at the age of eighty years in Catalonia contracted marriage with one of his nieces, the Perricholi said goodbye for good theater, and wearing the habit of the Carmelites did forget the austerity of his life and habits, scandals of his youth. "Your treasure devoted to the relief of the unfortunate, and when he says Radiguet-deck of the blessings of the poor, alleviate poverty coya with generous hand, died in 1812 at the home of the Alameda Vieja, accompanied the unanimous sentiment and left Lima fond memories to people. "
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