Lady Guadalupe

Lady Guadalupe Symbols connecting her from the Spanish missionaries and Native Mexican people. Showed herself to Juan Diego five times. A sixth and final time was to Juan’s uncle who was dying, and prayed over him, restoring his health. Juan did not want to leave his uncle, so the fourth time she showed up to him, he had taken a different route to find a priest for his Uncle hoping to avoid her. She appeared before him and comforted him by saying the famous words- “Am i not here, I who am your mother?” She told him to collect the flowers that his Uncle had recovered. Symbols:Mantel/ cloak- showing the constellations on the date of her final appearance December 12, 1531. Turquoise the color or royalty and a marking of the Heavens.Tunic- pink with flower glyph motifs. Pink means of the earth and the flowers show various intricate symbols that were important to the Aztec peoplesRibbon- Black high waisted ribbon sowed virginity and that she was with childHair- parted in the middle and lose