Guadalupe

Friends own a house in Guadalupe which is very quiet.

Location of Colonia Guadalupe in SMA? 2003

The Virgin of Guadalupe is especially known for helping overcome drug addictions and alcoholism (I used to live about a Km. from the Basilica and was always surprised at how many village drunks were dragged along on the annual pilgrimage), so there are a lot of retablos featuring before and afters of falling down drunks (or guys with a needle in their arm before, and healthy, happy and holy afterwords).

Retablos.....unique art form 2009

A beloved manifestation of the Christian faith, Our Lady of Guadalupe is a champion of the oppressed everywhere.

Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexican art 2009

In fact, the Lady of Guadalupe is generally depicted as a Mestiza.

Christmas in Mexico 2009

The Virgin of Guadalupe is especially known for helping overcome drug addictions and alcoholism (I used to live about a Km. from the Basilica and was always surprised at how many village drunks were dragged along on the annual pilgrimage), so there are a lot of retablos featuring before and afters of falling down drunks (or guys with a needle in their arm before, and healthy, happy and holy afterwords).

Retablos.....unique art form 2009

This gate is the entrance to the cathedral in Guadalupe, which dates back to the early 1700s.

This gate is the entrance to the cathedral in Guadalupe, which dates back to the early 1700s. Almost a suburb of the capital of Zacatecas, the town possesses a wealth of ecclesiastical art. © Jane Ammeson, 2009 2009

The original story of the Virgin of Guadalupe is told in detail in the Nican Mopohua ( "Here it is told"), a section of a larger work known as "The Great Event," a Nahuatl document published in 1649 by Luis de la Vega.

Our Lady of Guadalupe: Tonantzin or the Virgin Mary? 2009

In fact, the Lady of Guadalupe is generally depicted as a Mestiza.

Christmas in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 2009

In fact, the Lady of Guadalupe is generally depicted as a Mestiza.

Christmas in Mexico 2009

In fact, the Lady of Guadalupe is generally depicted as a Mestiza.

Christmas in Mexico 2009