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title: The Lady of Guadalupe
author: Daniel Case
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21373/the-lady-of-guadalupe/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-12-09
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# The Lady of Guadalupe

_Authored by Daniel Case_

## Image File

[![The Lady of Guadalupe](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21373.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21373.png)

## Image Caption

The Lady of Guadalupe in the Basilica of [Our Lady of Guadalupe](https://www.worldhistory.org/Our_Lady_of_Guadalupe/), photograph by Daniel Case, Mexico [City](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/), 20 July, 2015.

Patronness of the Americas in the Catholic tradition, Our Lady of Guadalupe is an image of [Mary, Mother of Jesus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mary,_Mother_of_Jesus/), that originated in 16th century Mexico. Since her appearance in 1531, she has become a symbol of the Mexican diaspora, [culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/), and heritage and has risen to prominence as a subject of reverence and admiration throughout the Americas.

This particular image forms the focal point of her worship and people travel from all over the world to see it and pray in its presence. It is rendered on a cloak-like garment made of maguey-plant fibers and originally worn by Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin. The image was said to have appeared on his clothing after he gathered flowers into his cloak at the direction of an apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The image itself served as miraculous evidence of the power and presence of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the truth of Juan Diego's encounter with her apparition on the hill of Tepeyacac.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Case, D. (2025, December 09). The Lady of Guadalupe. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21373/the-lady-of-guadalupe/>
### Chicago
Case, Daniel. "The Lady of Guadalupe." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 09, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21373/the-lady-of-guadalupe/>.
### MLA
Case, Daniel. "The Lady of Guadalupe." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Dec 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21373/the-lady-of-guadalupe/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Image_of_the_Virgin_Mary_at_the_new_Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Guadalupe,_Mexico_City.jpg) by [**Daniel Case**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Image_of_the_Virgin_Mary_at_the_new_Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Guadalupe,_Mexico_City.jpg). Submitted by [Jordy Samuels](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jordysamuels.jdt/ "User Page: Jordy Samuels"), published on 09 December 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.