Drama in Verse

Mariano González de Avila y Uribe. Poema cómica-historial. El indio mas venturoso y milagro de milagros. La aparicion de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. Mexico: Imprenta del ciudadano Alejandro Valdés, 1828.

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A drama in verse based on the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe to the Mexican Indian Juan Diego, Mariano González de Avila y Uribe’s Poema cómica-historial includes dialogue by the Virgin Mary, Juan Diego, Fr. Juan de Zumárraga, Fr. Toribio Motolinia, a page, angels, and other characters. This early independence-era printing of the play includes six unsigned woodcuts which highlight key moments in the story of the Virgin of Guadalupe’s first appearances and recognition in Mexico.