La Virgen de Guadalupe
deity Mexican single tradition · 1
La Virgen de Guadalupe is of tremendous significance in Mexico, reflecting a pre-Columbian understanding on the part of colonized people that Guadalupe must be understood in relation to Coatlaxopeuh, despite ongoing effort by colonizing forces to erase this historical context. In the story of the virgin's apparition to Juan Diego, Guadalupe tells Juan Diego that her name is "María Coatlalopeuh".
When
- First attested
- 1500 CE
- Attested period
- 1500 – 2020
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Tonantzin
- co occurs with
- Quetzalcoatl
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Of note here is the historical fact that La Virgen de Guadalupe is of tremendous significance in Mexico, reflecting a pre-Columbian understanding on the part of colonized people that Guadalupe must be understood in relation to Coatlaxopeuh, despite ongoing effort by colonizing forces to erase this historical context.”
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