Singular fenomeno. El nino sin craneo en la villa de Guadalupe.

Authors

Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
José Guadalupe Posada

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Translated Title

Singular phenomenon: The child without a skull in the town of Guadalupe.

Description

An engraving on the top of the recto shows a small figure sleeping on his side. According to the description in the text below, the child is depicted with eyes on his forehead and the body of a monkey, including a tail.

The text describes a stillbirth to a woman named Agapita. According to the story, the child was born with fetal anomalies including eyes in his forehead and a vestigial tail, though the title of the broadside states that the child was born without a skull. Agapita and others believe the child looks like a monkey and locals believe that these characteristics are punishment from God resulting from both mother and father disobeying their parents. Agapita prostrates herself in front of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe and realizes that her punishment is twofold: first that she gives birth to this child, and secondly that she endures the compassionless commentary of others. The story concludes by stating that the fetus will be taken to the Public Ministry to be displayed to the public in the National Museum.

Publication Date

1893

Publisher

Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

Keywords

Broadside, Mexico, Popular Devotion

Disciplines

Catholic Studies | Graphic Communications | Latin American Languages and Societies

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Vanegas Arroyo, Antonio and Posada, José Guadalupe, "Singular fenomeno. El nino sin craneo en la villa de Guadalupe." (1893). Marian Broadsides from Mexico. 3.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ml_broadsides/3