Si existe un tema que merece ser contado con cámaras, tiempo y honestidad periodística, ese es Stradanus engraving. Lo que revelan las investigaciones más rigurosas sobre este asunto va mucho más allá de lo que aparece en los titulares.
Los antecedentes
The Stradanus engraving is a 1615 or 1621 (depending on the source) engraving that was used to print certificates of indulgences of forty days’ remission of sins from Juan Pérez de la Serna, then Archbishop of Mexico. The certificates were given to people who donated money to finance the construction of the new sanctuary of Tepeyac, consecrated in 1622, which later became the Basilica of Guadalupe. Its actual title is Virgen de Guadalupe con escenas de ocho milagros (Spanish: Virgin of Guadalupe with scenes of eight miracles), but the term “Stradanus engraving” is used by Guadalupan researchers.
The plate was engraved by Samuel Stradanus [wd] of Antwerp (“Stradanus” is a Latinization of Flemish “van der Straet”), who also provided engravings for the publication of Pedro de Moya’s 1622 Sanctum provinciale concilium mexici (Latin: Holy council of the province of Mexico), the decrees of the 1585 Third Mexican Council. It is the first document to depict the apparition of the Virgin of
Cómo se desarrolló
Stradanus engraving has been the subject of considerable study and documentation. The Stradanus engraving is a 1615 or 1621 engraving that was used to print certificates of indulgences of forty days’ remission of sins from Juan Pérez de la Serna, then Archbishop of Mexico. The certificates were given to people who donated money to finance the construction of the new sanctuary of Tepeyac, consecrated in 1622, which later became the Basilica of Guadalupe. Its actual title is Virgen de Guadalupe con escenas de ocho milagros, but the term “Stradanus engraving” is used by Guadalupan researchers.
Dato clave: Its actual title is Virgen de Guadalupe con escenas de ocho milagros, but the term “Stradanus engraving” is used by Guadalupan researchers.
Las voces que deben escucharse
Stradanus engraving has been the subject of considerable study and documentation. The Stradanus engraving is a 1615 or 1621 engraving that was used to print certificates of indulgences of forty days’ remission of sins from Juan Pérez de la Serna, then Archbishop of Mexico. The certificates were given to people who donated money to finance the construction of the new sanctuary of Tepeyac, consecrated in 1622, which later became the Basilica of Guadalupe. Its actual title is Virgen de Guadalupe con escenas de ocho milagros, but the term “Stradanus engraving” is used by Guadalupan researchers.
El impacto real
Stradanus engraving has been the subject of considerable study and documentation. The Stradanus engraving is a 1615 or 1621 engraving that was used to print certificates of indulgences of forty days’ remission of sins from Juan Pérez de la Serna, then Archbishop of Mexico. The certificates were given to people who donated money to finance the construction of the new sanctuary of Tepeyac, consecrated in 1622, which later became the Basilica of Guadalupe. Its actual title is Virgen de Guadalupe con escenas de ocho milagros, but the term “Stradanus engraving” is used by Guadalupan researchers.
Por qué esta historia importa
La historia de Stradanus engraving no es solo un relato del pasado. Es un espejo que nos ayuda a entender el México de hoy — sus contradicciones, su resiliencia, sus retos y su potencial. Conocerla es un primer paso hacia una conversación más honesta sobre el país y la sociedad que queremos construir.
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