Manuel Belgrano named the Virgin of Mercy as General and Patroness of the Argentine Army.
The notion of generala has several uses. The term comes from general , which can be used to refer to what is frequent or common and which also allows us to name an Army officer who has a certain rank, superior to the rest.
According to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ), in colloquial language the word generala can be used to refer to the wife of a general . In any case, indicates the RAE , such use is not common.
A military touch
The call of a clarion , drum, bugle, fife or other instrument that is made so that soldiers take up their weapons and go to a pre-established site is called generala. The general aims to summon the forces that are on duty in the same place.
It should be noted that military touches constitute a means of instruction and command. Through these touches, which include the general touch, subordinates are ordered to carry out different actions .
The Virgin General
In Argentina and Bolivia , on the other hand, an invocation of the Virgin Mary that is recognized with the aforementioned military rank is known as Generala . It should be noted that the Virgin Mary , or Most Holy Mary , is considered by Catholics to be the mother of God .
We pointed out that the Virgin Generala is an invocation of the Virgin Mary : that is, a complementary name linked to the discovery of an image, its appearance in a place, a specific moment in her life or a certain attribute or mystery .
Let's take the case of the Argentine Army . In 1812 , General Manuel Belgrano named Our Lady of Mercy as General and Patroness after achieving an important military victory in the Battle of Tucumán . In this way, the Virgin of Mercy is the General Virgin of the Argentine Army .
A game of dice is called generala.
a game of dice
Dice are cubes that, on their different faces, have figures or points that represent numbers. Among the games that can be played with these objects, the general game appears.
To play generala, you need a cup (a glass) and five dice . The dice must be placed in the cup and then thrown: the objective is to score as many points as possible.
Scoring is given by the types of plays, known as categories . Each player, in their turn, must define which category they want to complete or close according to the points obtained. Once all the categories are closed, the one with the highest total score wins.
In general there are eleven categories . The points for each one vary if they are closed with a single shot (served) or if they are armed with more than one shot.
«La generala», a zarzuela and a film
In June 1912 , at the Gran Teatro in Madrid ( Spain ), a zarzuela titled "La generala" premiered. This work had music by Amadeo Vives and a book by Miguel de Palacios and Guillermo Perrín .
More than half a century later, in 1970 , a film with the same title was released: "La generala" . The Mexican film, starring María Félix , had Juan Ibáñez as director.