When full caps are used in thenican mopohua this signals dialog. Called nican mopohua because of the exact chronological order in which it relates the various phases of the apparitions, this account is also the first and oldest written source on guadalupe. History of our lady of guadalupe nican mopohua crossroads. Nican mopohua, the original xvi century guadalupes apparitions story. The nican mopohua is a nahuatl version of the most important otherworldly vision from spanish america. Nikan mopoua, motekpana, in kenin yankuikan ueytlamauisoltika monexiti in senkiska ichpochtli sankta maria dios inantsin tosiuapilatokatsin, in onkan tepeyakak, moteneua guadalupe. Ican mopohua here is the account, in its proper order, of how quite recently, miraculously, there appeared the perfect virgin holy mary, mother of god, our queen, at the tepeyac hill, known as guadalupe. The account of juan diego and his efforts to carry out the apparitions wishes to build a shrine on the hill is known as the nican mopohua thus it is said, after its opening words, and it has been understood for centuries to be the definitive account of what happened. It is probable that the nahuatl manuscript used by lasso was the original by valeriano, which is presently in the new york public library. Translated from the spanish text of elise dac, with illustrations by fernando leal. Buy nican mopohua by michael jenison ebook online at lulu. Nican mopohua here is told and set down in order how a short time ago the perfect virgin holy mary mother of god, our queen, miraculously appeared out at tepeyac, widely known as guadalupe. Nican mopohua the oldest narrative of the apparitions of our.
Nican mopohua complete text in english our lady in spanish. Most authorities, including edmundo ogorman, agree on this and. But he is most well known as the author of the famous account, written in nahuatl, of the apparition of our lady of guadalupe, the nican mopohua. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading tonantzin guadalupe. Ican mopohua here is the account, in its proper order, of how quite recently, miraculously, there appeared the perfect virgin holy mary, mother of god, our. Nican mopohua here is told and set down in order how a short time ago the perfect virgin holy may mother of god, our queen, miraculously. Nican mopohua the oldest narrative of the apparitions of. The summary of the text from this book was made by father johann roten, s. All written narrations about the apparitions of the lady of guadalupe are inspired by the nican mopohua, or huei tlamahuitzoltica, written in nahuatl, the aztec language, by the indian scholar antonio valeriano around the middle of the sixteenth century. According to the published narrative, the virgin mary asked juan diego to build her a shrine on the hill of tepeyac near mexico city and imprinted her image on his cloak, or tilma, as evidence of her wish. Scholars contend it may be the earliest written version of the account of juan diego and the occurrences at the hill of tepeyac. Documentos mestizos sobre las apariciones aci prensa. Regrettably, no original copy of his text survives. Nican mopohua the oldest narrative of the apparitions of our lady of guadalupe english version.
It is considered a masterpiece of nahuatl literature and was written by don antonio valeriano see. Descarga libro tonantzin guadalupe pensamiento nahuatl y. Nican mopohua, motecpana, in quenin, yancuican, huey tlamahuizoltica, monexiti in cenquizca ichpochtli sancta maria dios inantzin tocihuapillatocatzin, in oncan tepeyacac, motenehua guadalupe. The real significance of the nican mopohua held at the new york public library is its possible date of authorship.
Nican mopohua complete text in english nican mopohua. The second section, the nican mopohua here is recounted constitutes the narrative in nahuatl of the apparitions, including the virgins apparition to st. Resumen del nican mopohua texto emblematico del evento guadalupano by alexander962116. Tonantzin guadalupe y juan diego cuauhtlatoatzin, semillas.
Descargar nican mopohua y muchas otras obras en pdf, doc, y demas gratis. First, she allowed herself to be seen by a little macehual indian, by the name of juan diego. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He served as the governorjudge of his hometown, acapotzalto, as well as tenochtitlan.
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