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Nuestra Madre Guadalupe-Tonantzín
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A woman wearing a blue mantle inclines toward the viewer. In her hands is a single rose. The lower portion of the print is filled with vegetation and the upper portion depicts yellow, orange, and red rays emanating from the Virgin. There is also a bird and several faces.
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Participating in Chicana feminist reimaginings of Nuestra Madre de Guadalupe, Ofelia Esparza unites Tonantzín with the Catholic Marian apparition who appeared to the Indigenous convert, Juan Diego, at Tepeyac in 1531. Nahuatl word for “our mother,” Tonantzín is the reference for the maternal aspect of Aztec goddesses. Esparza’s print also represents Mother Earth, who is greatly respected by many Indigenous communities in Mexico. The print’s central female figure holds a rose, the flower that signifies her blessed status and veneration. In the upper right corner of the artwork, faces of children, adults, and migrant farmworkers, identified by the United Farm Workers flag, show their devotion to Nuestra Madre. The United Farm Workers (UFW) is a labor union established to fight for farmworkers’ rights and protections in the United States. For Esparza, the screen print references not only Chicana and Chicano devotion to Tonantzín but also Our Mother’s support of farmworkers and Mexican American communities. (Authors: Karen Mary Davalos with Karen Castellanos)
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