Virgin of Los Remedios
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The Virgin of Los Remedios (Spanish: La Virgen de los Remedios) or Our Lady of Los Remedios (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de los Remedios) is a small statue of the Virgin Mary, believed to have been brought to Mexico by the conquistadores.
The Virgin of Los Remedios was named the patron of Mexico City in 1574.
[edit] References
- Brading, D. A. (2001). Mexican Phoenix: Our Lady of Guadalupe: Image and Tradition Across Five Centuries. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-80131-1.
- Cisneros, Luys de (1621). Historia de el principio, y origen progressos venidas à Mexico, y milagros de la Santa Ymagen de nuestra Señora de los Remedios, extramuros de Mexico (in Spanish). Mexico: Emprenta del Bachiller Iuan Blanco de Alcaçar.
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