THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE

By Denice Perez, History 27

Mexico

The object of their worship, however, was equivocal, as they continued to address the Virgin Mary as Tonantzin

Spanish Conquest in 1519-21 a temple of the mother-goddess Tonantzin at Tepeyac outside of Mexico City

Newly converted Indians continued to come from afar to worship there.

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Background

December 12 Thousands of

Catholics make the pilgrimage to Mexico City to celebrate the Lady of Guadalupe.

Basilica of Guadalupe, they honor the miracle that took place nearby 450 years ago

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Juan Diego

Mary, the mother of Jesus, is believed to have appeared to Juan Diego

December 9, 1531 He heard music and saw

a Young woman outlined by a radiant glow.

She spoke to him in Nahuatl

Bishop of Mexico, Juan de Zumarraga, to build a chapel to her on the site where she appeared

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The Shrine of Guadalupe

the Shrine of Guadalupe became Mexico City's signature building

the Lady of Guadalupe represents a synthesis of Christian and indigenous beliefs

Encourage the local people to convert to Christianity

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Culture

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The Image

Two accounts published in the 1640s, one in Spanish and the other in Nahuatl, tell how, during a walk from his home village to Mexico City early on the morning of December 9, 1531

The Virgin told Juan Diego to gather some flowers from the top of Tepeyac Hill

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Tradition

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Basilica

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