En esta obra, el destacado historiador Joaquin Garcia Icazbalceta investiga la historia de la venerada imagen de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, una de las figuras mas importantes de la iconografia catolica en Mexico. A traves de un analisis riguroso de fuentes historicas, Icazbalceta proporciona un relato detallado y fascinante del origen y desarrollo de esta imagen sagrada, y las implicaciones culturales que ha tenido a lo largo del tiempo.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.