But he is most well known as the author of the famous account, written in nahuatl, of the apparition of our lady of guadalupe, the nican mopohua. Nican mopohua complete text in english our lady in spanish. Most authorities, including edmundo ogorman, agree. Nican mopohua the oldest narrative of the apparitions of. Translated from the spanish text of elise dac, with illustrations by fernando leal. Nican mopohua here is told and set down in order how a short time ago. It is probable that the nahuatl manuscript used by lasso was the original by valeriano, which is presently in the new york public library. The summary of the text from this book was made by father johann roten, s. Nican mopohua here is told and set down in order how a short time ago the perfect virgin holy may mother of god, our queen, miraculously appeared out at tepeyac, widely known as guadalupe. Scholars contend it may be the earliest written version of the account of juan diego and the occurrences at the hill of tepeyac. The nican mopohua is a nahuatl version of the most important otherworldly vision from spanish america. The real significance of the nican mopohua held at the new york public library is its possible date of authorship. Descarga libro tonantzin guadalupe pensamiento nahuatl y.
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. Nican mopohua, the original xvi century guadalupes apparitions story. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Nican mopohua the oldest narrative of the apparitions of our lady of guadalupe english version. Nican mopohua complete text in english nican mopohua. Nican mopohua, motecpana, in quenin, yancuican, huey tlamahuizoltica, monexiti in cenquizca ichpochtli sancta maria dios inantzin tocihuapillatocatzin, in oncan tepeyacac, motenehua guadalupe. 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. Nican mopohua page 1 art and literature for catholics.
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