The day of the Virgin of Guadalupe is December 12. Spanish students deserve to know about this holiday and it’s deep religious and cultural symbolism. Students need to know that this image sparked one of he greatest sociological and cultural shifts in history and changed the mental landscape of Latin America forever. Here is the story of La Virgen de Guadalupe in two novice-level Spanish versions. Your Spanish 1 and 2 students will be able to read them and your upper level students will benefit greatly from the deeper historical and cultural understanding.

LA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE SIMPLIFIED

LA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE w GLOSSARY & QUIZ

The longer article is from Bryce’s book Conexiones: Making Connections with the Spanish-Speaking World.