The Morenita (little dark-skinned one) becomes part of their artwork." A Virgen de Guadalupe celebration has been held every Dec. 12 at Mission San Juan Bautista since the mission's founding in 1797.

Two ways to view the Virgen de Guadalupe: Anna-Marie Lopez’s “Virgin,” left, draws on an Aztec deity. At right is a 16th-Century painting. Centro Cultural ...

Perhaps the best-known symbol of the ethnic and cultural mixing that defines modern Mexico is La Virgen de Guadalupe, a uniquely Mexican Virgin Mary.

Dec. 12 marks the annual collective expression where Mexicans, Mexican Americans and Chicano Catholics celebrate la Virgen de Guadalupe throughout the Americas. This affirming narrative speaks to t… ...

Two ways to view the Virgen de Guadalupe: Anna-Marie Lopez’s “Virgin,” left, draws on an Aztec deity. At right is a 16th-Century painting. Centro Cultural ...