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Loa Dicha Por Una Cocinera Y Un Aguador En Honor De Nuestra Senora Del Rosario, Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, José Guadalupe Posada

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

The recto contains an engraving of two figures, a woman on the left and a man on the right. The woman holds out her finger toward him. A large pot stands between them.

The text is a loa, a short dramatic work that originated in Spain but that proliferated in Latin America. Loas entertained audiences waiting for the beginning of a festival or full length theatrical work. The dialogue of this work in between a cook and a water carrier. When a religious procession passes them, they stop their conversation and join in prayer for Our Lady of the Rosary.

Admirable Milagro De La Sma. Virgen De Guadalupe En El Pueblo De Taxco: Un Cirio Con Substancias Explosivas, Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, José Guadalupe Posada

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

The recto has a large engraving depicting the interior of a church. The image of the Virgin of Guadalupe is surrounded by candles on the altar. In front of the altar, various figures stand with the backs turned. One group surrounds a man on his knees.

The text describes the actions of a non-Catholic from Taxco resentful of the masses attending church. He brought two candles to the local church, including one filled with explosives. He brought them to the priest, asking that they be lit during the service on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The priest instructed …

Singular Fenomeno. El Nino Sin Craneo En La Villa De Guadalupe., Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, José Guadalupe Posada

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

An engraving on the top of the recto shows a small figure sleeping on his side. According to the description in the text below, the child is depicted with eyes on his forehead and the body of a monkey, including a tail.

The text describes a stillbirth to a woman named Agapita. According to the story, the child was born with fetal anomalies including eyes in his forehead and a vestigial tail, though the title of the broadside states that the child was born without a skull. Agapita and others believe the child looks like a monkey and locals believe …

Sorprendente Milagro. Segunda Aparicion De Nuestra Senora La Virgen Santisima De Guadalupe, Entre La Hacienda De La Lecheria Y San Martin., Lmprenta De Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

Illustrator: Jose Guadalupe Posada

Come, all believers,

And adore with blind faith,

The Queen of the Heavens

Found in a maguey.