Nican Mopohua - Part 2 - Background

NICAN MOPOHUA: BACKGROUND

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Ten years after the City of Mexico was conquered, with the arrows and shields put aside, when there was peace in all the towns,

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just as it sprouted, faith now grows green, now opens its corolla, the knowledge of the One by whom we all live: the true God.

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At that time, the year 1531, a few days into the month of December, it happened that there was a humble but respected Indian, a poor man of the people;

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his name was Juan Diego; he lived in Cuauhtitlán, as they say.

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and in all the things of God, he belonged to Tlaltilolco.

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Nican Mopohua - Part 1 - The Introduction

(The Nican Mopohua is the official document detailing the story of the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe to St. Juan Diego. The Nican Mopohua will posted on this blog in sections. This is the first of many sections, The Introduction.)

NICAN MOPOHUA:  INTRODUCTION

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. 

First She caused herself to be seen by an Indian named Juan Diego, poor but worthy of respect; and then her Precious Image appeared before the recently named Bishop, Don Fray Juan de Zumarraga. 

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