Except for paintings, the images moohua this story are photos taken by me during a visit to tepeyac in the spelling is slightly modernized. 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, nose of the mountain, widely known as guadalupe. 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. Antonio valeriano 15201605, poseedor del nahuatl clasico su idioma natal, del castellano igualmente asimilado en su infancia y del. English and nahuatl languagestudy version of the nican mopohua, recounting the apparition of the virgin of gudadalupe. Here it is told go to introduction, main nahuatl page, aztec folio. According to the published narrative, the virgin mary asked juan diego to build her a shrine on the hill of tepeyac near mexico city and imprinted her image on his cloak, or tilma, as evidence of her wish. Called nican mopohua because of the exact chronological order in which it. Nican mopohua the oldest narrative of the apparitions of. Great miracle of the apparition of the queen of heaven, saint mary. He had the aristocratic spirit of the highclass, intelligent indian. First she caused herself to be seen by an indian named juan diego, poor but worthy of. When full caps are used in thenican mopohua this signals dialog. English and nahuatl languagestudy version of the nican mopohua.
Nican mopohua text in english antonio valeriano, author page 14. Among the many treasures of the new york public library are documents created. Elise dac translated the spanish text into english. Manuscripts and archives division, the new york public library. Ve nican mopohua espanol, hazlo nicwn nicxn tu esfuerzo. The real significance of the nican mopohua held at the new york public library is its possible date of authorship. The account of juan diego and his efforts to carry out the apparitions wishes to build a shrine on the hill is known as the nican mopohua thus it is said, after its opening words, and it has been understood for centuries to be the definitive account of what happened. And when he arrived at the side of the small hill, which was named tepeyac, it was already beginning to dawn. Nican mopohua the oldest narrative of the apparitions of our. There are examples in line in a few notes i have molohua marking nican mopohua espanol long vowels.
Brief notes on classical nahuatl uc san diego social. Here it is said, the story of the apparition of the virgin of guadalupe. For this reason, the nican mopohua, as the cornerstone document, may. 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 middle of the sixteenth century. He was going in search of the things of god and of gods messages. Ican mopohua here is the account, in its proper order, of how quite recently, miraculously, there appeared the perfect virgin holy mary, mother of god, our. Includes bibliographic data, information about the author of the ebook, description of the ebook and other if such information is available. From our membership agreement lulu is a place where people of all ages, backgrounds, experience, and professions can publish, sell, or buy creative content such as novels, memoirs, poetry, cookbooks, technical manuals, articles, photography books, childrens books, calendars, and a host of other content that defies easy categorization. Some sources nican mopohua espanol valerianos birth, at azcapotzalco, as early ashence just before epsanol fall of tenochtitlan. The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Documentos mestizos sobre las apariciones aci prensa. Known also as nican mopohua here it is said, this document is the. Translated from the spanish text of elise dac, with illustrations by fernando leal. The traditions recounted in the 1649 tract were first published in the spanish.
Download and save all data of nican mopohua book in one free pdf file. Leonportilla suggests, that there is in the nican mopohua an exposition of key ideas in christian thinking, wrapped up in the language and form conceived from the world of the nahua. Scholars contend it may be the earliest written version of the account of juan diego and the occurrences at the hill of tepeyac. Called nican mopohua because of the exact chronological order in which it relates the various phases of the apparitions, this account is also the first and oldest written source on guadalupe. He served as the governorjudge of his hometown, acapotzalto, as well as tenochtitlan. Iuan nican mopohua espanol uel yu mopoyua in moyolo, noxokoyu, ka nimitstlaxtlauis monetlakuitlauilis, motlatekipanolis mosiammikilis, in nopampa titlapopolotok. It is considered a masterpiece of nahuatl literature and was written by don antonio valeriano see. Near the great city of mexico in the place called tepeyacac wdl2966. Mexican enemies, united and energized by cortes far fewer troops, a spanish polity arose to fill. Nican mopohua the oldest narrative of the apparitions of our lady of guadalupe english version. Nican mopohua en espanol pdf nican mopohua en espanol pdf nican mopohua en espanol pdf download.
First encounter with the virgin victor elizondos translation from the nican mopohua it was saturday, when it was still night. An aztec folio contains the above items plus some with bilingual spanish text or in english only selected bibliography of useful books. Nican mopohua complete text in english nican mopohua. Nican mopohua new york public library digital collections. Ican mopohua here is the account, in its proper order, of how quite recently, miraculously, there appeared the perfect virgin holy mary, mother of god, our queen, at the tepeyac hill, known as guadalupe. 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. However, there is a document about guadalupe which is not often mentioned. First, she allowed herself to be seen by a little macehual indian, by the name of juan diego. The autos reflect only spanish christian thinking, while the main characteristic of the nican mopohua is the exceptional blending of the best of two cultures. 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. Huei tlamahuicoltica omonexiti in ilhuicac tlatocacihuapilli santa maria totlaconantzin.
Tonantzin guadalupe y juan diego cuauhtlatoatzin, semillas. Nican mopohua, motecpana, in quenin, yancuican, huey tlamahuizoltica, monexiti in. The following text is a condensed version of the translation made by primo feliciano velazquez from the original in nahuatl. By his reply i realised he did not think it to be thy order. Nican mopohua complete text in english our lady in spanish. Regrettably, no original copy of his text survives. The nican mopohua is a nahuatl version of the most important otherworldly vision from spanish america. Nican mopohua, the original xvi century guadalupes apparitions story. A tributary empire a history of the aztecs selected online nahuatl resources on other web sites. Nican mopohua here is told and set down in order how a short time ago.