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Article: The Story of Guadalupe: Luis Laso de la Vega's Huei tlamahuicoltica of 1649.(Review)
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- Canadian Journal of History
- Article date:
- April 1, 2000
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The Story of Guadalupe: Luis Laso de la Vega's Huei tlamahuicoltica of 1649, edited and translated by Lisa Sousa, Stafford Poole, C.M., and James Lockhart. Stanford, California, Stanford University Press, Latin American Studies, Volume 84, Nahuatl Studies Series, Number 5, 1998. v, 151 pp. $45.00 U.S. (cloth), $16.95 U.S. (paper).
The Virgin of Guadalupe symbolizes not only Mexican faith but also the nation. For years scholars have debated the veracity of her appearance and have examined the documents that support one element of her story or another. In 1649 the priest Luis de la Vega wrote one of the most influential accounts of the Guadalupe legend in Nahuatl ...