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Vibrant Guadalupe Hill (gwah-dah-loo-pay) takes its name from Mexico's national icon, Our Lady of Guadalupe, revered for putting an end to the Aztec practice of human sacrifice.
In 1531 on a hill near Mexico City, a beautiful woman appeared to Juan Diego, a poor Indian. The woman identified herself as Mary, and entrusted him with a message of peace for the bishop.
Mary arranged Castillian roses in Diego’s cloak as a sign for the bishop, but upon opening the cloak, it was revealed to bear her image. Our Lady of Guadalupe has been revered ever since.
Ten million people visit her shrine annually where the cloak is still displayed, seeking her promised graces.
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