Luis Laso de la Vega

Luis Laso de la Vega

Luis Laso de la Vega (or Luis Lasso de la Vega) was a 17th century Mexican priest and lawyer. He is known chiefly as the author of the "Huei tlamahuiçoltica" ("The Great Happening"), an account published in 1649 and written in the Nahuatl language, which contains a narrative describing the reported apparition of the Virgin Mary before Saint Juan Diego in 1531, some 117 years earlier. The account describes the appearance of the apparition to Juan Diego (an indigenous convert to Roman Catholicism, whose original pre-conversion name is given as Cuauhtlatoatzin) at the hill of Tepeyac.

Biographical information

Little is know about Laso de la Vega's life. He was a "criollo", i.e. a Mexican-born person of full Spanish ancestry. Historians have culled from church and academic records the information that he earned a Bachelor's degree, and registered for a course in canon law at the University of Mexico in 1623. He had the title of "Licenciado" (literally "Licensed", or "Bachelor"), generally meaning someone licensed to practice secular or Canon law.

He was appointed vicar of the sanctuary of Tepeyac (near Mexico City) in 1647, and rebuilt the first chapel there, which enclosed a local freshwater spring. He was promoted to the cathedral chapter in 1657. His writings demonstrate a great zeal for the Catholic faith and expertise in the Nahuatl language.

Writings

Aside from narrating the apparition, the "Huei tlamahuiçoltica" also contained an account of miracles occurring in its wake and a prayer of devotion to the Virgin. Beside the "Huei tlamahuiçoltica", Laso de la Vega also wrote a glowing review of Miguel Sánchez's "Imagen de la Virgen María, Madre de Dios de Guadalupe" ("Image of the Virgin Mary, Mother of God of Guadalupe"), the first written account known of the Guadalupan apparition, published the year before Laso de la Vega's tract appeared. Of Sánchez he wrote, "I and all my predecessors have been like sleeping Adams, possessing this second Eve in the paradise of their Mexican Guadalupe". Some authors have cited this passage as Laso de la Vega's admission of his debt to Sánchez for providing him a text on which to base his translation and paraphrasement of the apparition narrative.

]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Francisco Laso de la Vega — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Francisco Laso de la Vega, según pintura idealizada del siglo XIX …   Wikipedia Español

  • Francisco Laso de la Vega — (* 1586 in Secadura, Spanien; † 1640 in Lima, Peru) war ein spanischer Militär und Gouverneur. Biographie De la Vega war der Sohn von Garci Laso de la Vega und Maria de Alvarado. Ab 1606 diente er der spanischen Marine, der Armada. Er reiste nach …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Vega — bezeichnet: einen Stern im Sternbild Leier, siehe Wega einen Bodentyp, siehe Vega (Bodentyp) Vega de Granada, Landschaft bei, heute auch Verwaltungsbezirk um Granada, Spanien Vega Archipel, eine norwegische Inselgruppe, die seit 2004 zum UNESCO… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Luis de Córdova y Córdova — Luis de Córdova y Córdova. Luis de Córdova y Córdova (Sevilla, 4 de diciembre de 1706 San Fernando (Cádiz), 29 de septiembre de 1796) fue un marino y militar español, 2º Capitán General de la Real Armada Española. Conte …   Wikipedia Español

  • Luis Muñoz de Guzmán — (* 1735 in Sevilla, Spanien; † Februar 1808 in Santiago de Chile) war ein spanischer Offizier und von 1802 bis 1808 Gouverneur im Generalkapitanat von Chile. Er war mit Luisa Esterripa verheiratet. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Karriere in der spanischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Luis de Córdova y Córdova — Portrait de Don Luis de Córdova y Córdova, Museo Naval de Madrid. Naissance …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Luis de Córdova y Córdova — (February 8, 1706 1796) was a Spanish admiral and commander of a Spanish fleet during the American Revolutionary War. His exploits included the capture of two British convoys totalling 79 ships in 1780, including a fleet of 55 merchant vessels… …   Wikipedia

  • Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Arce — Para otros usos de este término, véase Luis Fernández de Córdova. Los gobernadores de Chile Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Arce, Francisco López de Zúñiga, marqués de Baides, y Francisco Laso de la Vega, según la obra del padre Ovalle. Luis… …   Wikipedia Español

  • De la Vega — is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning of the plain and may refer to: Contents 1 People 2 Fiction 3 Places 3.1 Dominican Republic …   Wikipedia

  • De la Vega — Vega steht für ein Stern im Sternbild Leier, siehe Wega ein Bodentyp, siehe Vega (Bodentyp) eine Kommune in der norwegischen Fylke Nordland, siehe Vega (Norwegen) eine Stadt in den USA, siehe Vega (Texas) ein Dampfer des Polarforschers Adolf Erik …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”