" In Tepeacac ... in this place had a temple dedicated to the mother of the gods, which they call Tonantzin, which means our mother. There were many sacrifices in honor of this goddess, and came to her very distant lands, more than twenty leagues from all regions of Mexico, and brought many offerings: men and women came and the boys and girls to these parties. It was great contest people these days and everyone said "let's go party Tonantzin" and now it's there built the church of Our Lady of Guadalupe also called Tonantzin .
Bernardino de Sahagun, General History of the Things of New Spain, 1540-1585 What you see above is the title of Lady Coatique Tonatzin a mother of Hutizilopochtli that your festivities those held at Tepeyac before the arrival of Christians. "And guess what? the conquistadors replaced myth with another, and we now have the conclusion of Mrs. Tonantzin-Guadalupe, the culmination of Mesoamerican religious syncretism, which is held every December 12.
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