The following account of the apparition is found in 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. The author of the nican mopohua does not profess to have known juan diego directly, so it is still possible this was another version by valeriano. Nican mopohua the oldest narrative of the apparitions of. The summary of the text from this book was made by father johann roten, s. Huel nicnequi, cenca niquelehuia inic nican nechquechilizque noteocaltzin, 29.
It is probable that the nahuatl manuscript used by lasso was the original by valeriano, which is presently in the new york public library. Nican mopohua, motecpana, in quenin, yancuican, huey tlamahuizoltica, monexiti in. James lenox 18801880 whose books, manuscripts, and maps formed the great base for the librarys collection was interested in the history of the americas. Historiography of the apparition of guadalupe part v. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. In 1531, our lady appeared to a humble indian named juan diego on a hill called tepeyac, near what is now mexico city. Manuscripts and archives division, the new york public library.
This blog post focuses on a set of documents long referred. Nictemacaz in ixquich notetlazotlaliz, noteicnoitlaliz, in notepalehuiliz, in notemanahuiliz, 31. Nican mopohua new york public library digital collections. Here it 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. Virgin holy mary mother of god, our queen, miraculously appeared. Nican mopohua, the original xvi century guadalupes apparitions story. Nican mopohua here is told and set down in order how a short time ago the perfect. Nican mopohua by san antonio vocal arts ensemble on amazon. It aims to ensure that whats known about cancer in indigenous australians is available for use by people with cancer, their families, practitioners, policy makers and researchers. Nican mopohua complete text in english our lady in spanish.
Nican mopohua in english published on may 3, 2012 guadalupe account from the mid xvi century translated into english by fr martinus cawley, trappist abbey oregon. Translated from the spanish text of elise dac, with illustrations by fernando leal. 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 mary mother of god, our queen, miraculously appeared out at tepeyac, widely known as guadalupe. Acattopa quimottititzino ce macehualtzintli itoca juan diego.
Nican mopohua the oldest narrative of the apparitions of our lady of guadalupe english version. Nican mopohua page 1 art and literature for catholics. Documentos mestizos sobre las apariciones aci prensa. Nican is a critical part of the translation of indigenous cancer research into practice. Most authorities, including edmundo ogorman, agree on this and. The second section, the nican mopohua here is recounted constitutes the narrative in nahuatl of the apparitions, including the virgins apparition to st. Valeriano was a man of exceptional literary talent, fully capable of authoring the nican mopohua, the style of which has been highly praised by scholars. Tonantzin guadalupe y juan diego cuauhtlatoatzin, semillas. First she caused herself to be seen by an indian named juan diego, poor but worthy of respect. 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. Among the many treasures of the new york public library are documents created as the new world was explored and settled by europeans and a hybrid culture emerged.
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