Juan Diego

characters, which elude definition by dominant culture's standards. Juan Diego, the native peasant to whom the Virgin of Guadalupe appears, and Antonio Marez, the young boy who is to become an apprentice of sorts to Ultima, exhibit similar ambivalence, with one important distinction. Juan Diego becomes more enmeshed with the dominant culture as a result of his experience by becoming a life long proponent of the Catholic faith (Blessed Juan). Antonio, on the other hand, seems to veer away from the ideal

“In just seven years, from 1532 to 1538, eight million Indians were converted to Christianity.” Whether one believes the Virgin de Guadalupe appeared to Juan Diego on the hill or believe that Guadalupe was created to convert the Indians to the Catholic Church, the legend of Guadalupe as we know her today begins at this time. As a placebo for a changing guard, La Virgen de Guadalupe proved highly successful

Article #1 first discusses how the piece uses a tilma, or a woven cloak, as the canvas for the creation of the Virgin of Guadalupe painting. The tilma uses two different types of fabric and could be described as a cape-like due to its length. The native painters used tempera and oil to create the painting on the cloth piece. Guadalupe's skin color and black hair are both important factors to consider during the interpretation of the painting, as no other image in the Spain had depicted Mary in this

this time it was a requirement that fellow pupils and myself take a religion class focused on the catholic faith. It was in my early years that I first encountered information regarding Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Virgin of Guadalupe appeared to Juan Diego in Tepeyac Hill Mexico City on December 12, 1531. She appeared on his cloak before Bishop Zummarraya. Suddenly after flowers fell to the floor. The Virgin of Guadalupe is seen among many Christians as an iconic symbol. Within this community

Connor Monahan Dr. Stringer Huma 201 J 17 October 2015 Medjugorje: A Mother’s Call to Her Children In June of 1981, six children clamed to see Mary the Mother of God standing on a hillside of Medjugorje, a small town in south-east Yugoslavia. These children, four girls and two boys, claim to continue to have Marian apparitions every day, to this day. Thousands of pilgrims each year travel to Medjugorje each year to witness the visionary’s appropriations. These apparitions are not approved by

In June of 1981, six children claimed to see Mary the Mother of God standing on a hillside of Medjugorje, a small town in south-east Yugoslavia. These children, four girls and two boys, claim to continue to have Marian apparitions every day, to this day. Thousands of pilgrims travel to Medjugorje each year to witness the visionaries’ apparitions. Currently, these apparitions are not approved by the Catholic Church. These apparitions are real and there is Biblical and physical proof for it.

The Lady of Guadalupe is a huge part of the Mexican tradition, and how many people look up to her in a very godly way. She is important, because she reminds people of their appreciation for their own cultures, along with the other cultures that are all over the world. The Lady of Guadalupe is someone that is the exact replica of the Virgin Mary. But, the only difference is, is that the Virgin Mary is a saint that is represented in the European culture, and the Lady of Guadalupe in the Aztec and Native

My two best friends, Diego, Jonathan, and I were on the flight to Puerto Rico. The two of them were talking when I fell asleep. I was on a beach somewhere in the world with Diego and Jonathan. I looked at the ocean, and it started to make bubbles. Then the water receded in a fraction of a second. And in a blink of an eye, I saw a giant wave coming at us. My friends and I ran as fast as we could to higher grounds. I woke up, looked around to verify that my two friends were still there. To my contentment

Regina Jose Galindo was born in 1974 in Guatemala. She currently lives and works in Guatemala. Regina practices her art works with her own body. Her works are based on violence or any cruelty caused by certain political events and personal disgrace. Those works are open to the public and to whoever relates to what is being depicted in the art work. (Regina Jose Galindo Portfolio, 2014). Galindo won the Golden Lion award in 2005 as the best artist under 35 at the 51st. Venice Biennale. Two years later

Gonzalez, Elizabeth SPA-222-66 WAC 10 Jose Marti Jose Marti was an immigrant son from Spain, where his father was from Valencia and his mother was from Islas Canarias. Born in Havana, Cuba, Jose Marti a great poetic, political, educator always dreamed of Cuba's Independence. He is an important figured for the Latin American. A hero, a very intellectual national hero well known for the song Guantanamera. It is a region in Cuba, where the Americans have their military base. Guantanamera