Guadalupe Victoria

The ways that the Nahua theater produced plays, it is easy to see how they could have inadvertently helped preserve pagan beliefs of the Nahua. The use of allegorical figures in the plays, such as the Final Judgement, could have been very confusing to viewers and actors. Using people dressed up as Penance, The Holy Church, Sweeping, Time, and Death to convey ideas that are not material or human could have added to pagan ideas that previously existed. Another preexisting idea of the native people…

Women are the centerpiece of Mejica culture as evidenced by the temezcal, the women’s holy place at Tepeyac, Cosmic Mother religion, Coatlicue, and Tonantzin Guadalupe. All of the aforementioned topics revolve around women in that they either are women, resemble their anatomy, or are meant for women. A temezcal is a Nahuat word that translates to bath house. They were very prominent throughout southern and central Mexico in many towns, no matter the size of the town. For the Mejica, cleanliness…

The story of the Lady of Guadalupe starts off in a time where religious preachers tried to get the Native population to convert to the Christian faith. A very poor Indian man, named Juan Diego was one of the very few converts. He was taking care of his sick and dying uncle, when suddenly, in Tepeyac Hill country, he saw a very beautiful woman, encircled in a very bright ball of of light. The lady introduced herself as “...the ever-virgin Mary, Mother of the true God who gives life and maintains…

something I carry with me everywhere I go and it is not only a part of my life but a part of me. Faith has been a part of me since the day I was born. I was born on December 12, which is the day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of the biggest feast in Mexico, where I grew up. Naturally, Guadalupe…

The Virgin of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico, is a religious icon and symbol of Mexican nationalism and identity (Benedetti). Through analyzing the image and history of the Virgin of Guadalupe through the theoretical terms, e.g. gender, sexuality, identity, and authority, one is able to understand her meaning and importance to Mexico, the world, and the catholic church. Her importance can be examined through the use of these theoretical terms and how they intersect and connect with…

said if you are foreign to the country consuming the food can be harmful, but that is myth that does not have an evidence to support its claim(Torres, 2003). One major practice in Mexico is paying your respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe (Smith, 2003). Virgin of Guadalupe is considered their patron saint who appeared to the Indian Juan Diego on December 12 400 years ago. Celebration occurs in Guadalupean Basilica (Smith,…

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Spanish Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, is the Catholic title of the Virgin Mary who appeared before St. Juan Diego in a vision in 1531. On October 12, 1945, Pope Pius the XII named her “Patroness of all the Americas”. The Our Lady Of Guadalupe Basilica is located in Mexico city and is the most visited Catholic shrine in the world. Fray Bernardino de Sahagún was a Franciscan missionary priest, who helped in the Catholic evangelization of New Spain. He was born in…

Virgen de Guadalupe appeared to Juan Diego at the top of the Tepeyac hill. Using Nahuatl, Juan Diego’s native language, she asked that a church be erected in her honor. Juan Diego attempted twice to convince Archbishop Juan de Zumarraga (Archbishop of Mexico from 1530-1548) of the apparition of the virgin; as well he attempted to convince the archbishop to build a church to Honor La Virgen de Guadalupe. Unfortunately, his first two attempts were unsuccessful. As a result La Virgen de Guadalupe…

position and her eyes are cast down. She stands in front of the sun and a black crescent moon and wears a gown that is completely covering her body. However, in Lupe and Sirena in love features la Sirena from the popular game loteria. In this image Guadalupe embraces the Sirena and their love for each other standing in the crescent moon held by a viceroy butterfly. Also Angeles with the flowers giving it a rasquache aesthetic representation. In this image sexuality and virtue is being…

Silicon Valley, pg. 35)” As discussed in class, this resulted in many conflicts between the Anglo-Americans and Native Californians. Another significant turning point in nineteenth century history of California was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican war and California was officially recognized as a part of the United States (U.S.). However, the treaty essentially asked Mexicans to choose from being recognized as an U.S. citizens, gaining full U.S.…