Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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She’s a legend, a symbol, an icon. Get to know the story of the Virgin of Guadalupe, understood as a beacon of freedom and national pride in Mexico. The Lady of Guadalupe, as she is also known, is famously depicted here by José Guadalupe Posada, a trailblazing printmaker, cartoonist, and graphic artist active in Mexico from the 1880s to the 1910s.

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