La Virgen de Guadalupe

in ___ December 12 is one of the most important holidays of the year 

• Guatemala
• Honduras
• México
• España

the hills of Tepeyac are in the outskirts of ______

• San Antonio
• Acapulco
• México D.F.
• Oaxaca

Virgin Mary appeared to the indigenous peasant, ________

• Juan Sebastián
• Diego Juan
• Diego Rivera
• Juan Diego

the Virgin spoke in Nahuatl (a native dialect) and told Juan Diego that a ______ should be built in her honor at the top of Tepeyac hill

• fountain
• church
• pyramid
• market

the archbishop didn’t believe Juan Diego and told him to go back to Tepeyac and ask the Virgin for ______ so that she might prove that what he said was true

• a miracle
• 1,000 fishes
• a lightening bolt
• a new cloak

The Virgin told Juan Diego to gather _____ and helped arrange them in Juan Diego’s tilmátli (a type of cloak), and he carried them back to Mexico City.

• daisies
• tulips
• marigolds
• roses

a tilmátli is a _______

• type of pants
• type of cloak
• type of hat
• type of shoes

When Juan Diego arrived on December 12 and opened his cloak in front of the archbishop, the _____ of the Virgin of Guadalupe had been imprinted.

• scent
• image
• sound
• signature

The tilmátli with the imprint is still on display at the _____________, one of the most visited shrines in the world.

• Basilica de Guadalupe 
• Museo de Antropolgía
• Cafetería
• St. Josephs Parish in Downingtown, PA

On the days leading up to December 12, people begin the pilgrimage to the Basilica de Guadalupe in Tepeyac to pay homage to La Virgen. Many make their way on their ______, carrying candles, images, flags and illustrations of her likeness to give thanks and honor the Queen of Mexico.

• feet
• bikes
• knees
• motorcycles