Our lady of Guadalupe

 

 It marks the date in 1531 when the Virgin Mary purportedly appeared to an indigenous Mexican, in the last of several apparitions. To the present day, Our Lady of Guadalupe remains a powerful symbol of Mexican identity and faith, and her image is associated with everything from motherhood to feminism to social justice.

Helped women become the center for roman catholicism in Mexico. skin tone and facial features reflected those of the indigenous , giving them a space within the religion.