Tonantzin/Guadalupe is of great interest far beyond the borders of Mexico. True, the Virgin resolves pre and post Colombian cultural stresses but the Virgin Mary is, among many things, an image that encodes an entire Mediterranean religious history up to and including her part in Catholic canon.
Tonantzin – The Virgin of Guadalupe Every December 12th in Mexico the Virgin of Guadalupe is celebrated, a festivity that according to the legend, on December 9th, 1531 made an appearance before Juan Diego on the hill of Tepeyac located north of Mexico City.
Before she was Guadalupe she was known as Tonantzin. She presented herself to Juan Diego when he was lost in the desert and hopeless. She told him that she would change to save her people. Tonantzin means Our Mother, Mother Earth. The giver of life and she changed in order to save her people. She became Guadalupe.
“Tonantzin Guadalupe” es un documental de Jesús Muñoz que aborda la existencia de la Virgen de Guadalupe, desde un punto de vista que integra historia, espiritualidad y arte. Este documental, que se ...
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) -- Juárez filmmaker Jesús Muñoz delves into the history of the Virgin de Guadalupe in his latest documentary, “Tonantzin Guadalupe,” which will be shown three times during the ...
Tonantzin was a title for the maternal aspect of any Aztec goddess, not the name of a particular goddess. When it was used as a title for Mary, the maternal aspect of the Aztec Goddess could be read into the Spanish Marian cult by Nahua Christians.
Tonantzin – The snake woman The Aztec religion had a mysterious syncretism that researchers have not been able to solve: the mutation of Tonantzin in different names but with the same meaning.