Jim Rogers around the world – 150 Countries, three years and 150,000 miles!

Our Lady of Guadalupe, a painting also called the Virgin of Guadalupe (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe or Virgen de Guadalupe) is a 16th century Roman Catholic icon from Mexico representing a Marian apparition. It is perhaps Mexico’s most popular religious and cultural image. Our Lady of Guadalupe’s feast day is celebrated on 12 December, commemorating the traditional account of her appearances to Saint Juan Diego on the hill of Tepeyac near Mexico City from 9 through 12 December 1531.

The Virgin of Guadalupe is a symbol of significant importance to Mexican Catholics. It is considered as a representation of the “Patroness of the Americas” and the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City is the second most visited Roman Catholic shrine in the world.

The Virgin of Guadalupe has also symbolized the rebellious side of the Mexican nation in its civil wars since the Mexican War of Independence. Miguel Hidalgo, Emiliano Zapata and Subcomandante Marcos’s armies traveled underneath Guadalupan flags, and Our Lady of Guadalupe is generally recognized as a symbol of Mexicans.

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