Wandering - The Basilica of guadalupe1

Hello my friends, welcome one more time here your program Vagabundeando and today as every week we´ll take you to a very interesting place full of faith and very loved for all Mexicans I´m Viviana Gil. I´m Juan Carlos de la Mora I´m very happy that you´re joining us as every Monday in one of the catholic places more important in Latin America we´re talking about Basilica de Guadalupe so as we say every week… ¡¡To wander away!! Well, fellas we are with Gaby Treviño in charge of guided tours here in Basilica de Guadalupe, thank so much for granting us this interview she is going to tell us about Basilica’s atrium, isn´t it? Yes of course, this place welcomes you, we wait you here well we´ll give you a little explanation about this huge place it´s a wonderful to know that we are surrounded by people full of faith with all their feelings and give them to Guadalupe ***, here in her house as well as part of people´s identity in every of our temples not only in the New Basilica but in every little houses that had our Guadalupe *** from 1531 all this place, the atrium which we are looking you can see each one of the temples in XIX century we had more temples, but those ones were disappeared only we have with most notorious from 1531 up to now then we hope so that you enjoy it A place for families that come to visit the *** what they give part of their time and know more about our history The Mexicas were one of last cultures in Mesoamerica they thought that universe kept alive giving blood and human hearts the sacrifice was an act of religious commitment they believed in an unique god but with several characteristics. While that happens in Mesoamerica, in Spain at the end of XV century the catholic kings Fernando and Isabel decreed that all Spaniards should adopt catholic faith if they didn´t do it they would be expelled from Spain. When Conquerors arrived to Tenochtitlan on November 8, 1519 the kind of religious conquest was in order to evangelize Indigenous people with humanism and charity that´s why many of them interested in Christian faith and as example Juan Diego The redemption message gets to them through friars for ripping their beliefs out an encounter between two worlds that´s why following catholic laws, God sent his mother Mary of Guadalupe to delivering that beatified message for common good of conquerors and conquered. On Saturday December 9, 1531 in little hill of Tepeyac an Indian called Juan Diego heard a maiden´s voice that called for his name and she revealed her will. Which was constructed a temple, but bishop didn´t believe Juan Diego this one has to prove him, Juan Diego´s tilma several roses fell revealing ***´s image. Guys, are you enjoying the history of this place? Let me tell you that there are more about but it´s time for commercial break because we´re talking about Codice Guadalupano you are talking about precinct´s history Why are the buildings sinking and the basilica looks a little inclined? Of course, it´s good that you have paid attention! This place that is main atrium it looks like leveled but it isn´t in prehispanic times was Texcoco lake all the buildings that we´ll visit them have a kind of movement one of them to the front like Old Basilica or Expiatory Temple and other ones that are sinking from original level so you can see those little spaces modified, that´s why we must take Prehispanic´s history In this regard, Have you looked for any option to resolve this problem? Because it´s a historic heritage, Is there a risk? Yes we have, but here in Basilica we have worked to rescue these spaces for all the people want to know them in case of old Basilica, it has worked to put a hydraulic system to avoid its sinking and still join of it. What do you think Gaby If we continue with this tour? And you take us to another wonderful place here in the Basilica The Codice Guadalupano is full of details and symbols which can be read and interpreted in easy way by Indigenous It has 16 codes which ones are clouds, sun shines, shroud, eyes, face, mouth, hair, brooch hands, ribbon, tunica, tepetl, moon, flower with four petals shoes and angel. In nahuatl language Mexico means “moon” Mextli means “moon” Xictl means “belly bottom” and Co means “in” therefore Mexico means “ In moon´s belly bottom”. We are located in an important place of Basilica de Guadalupe The Garden of Roses, and Gaby going to talk us about it! Well guys this place as you said, it´s beautiful and important because we are at the food of little hill here is where the *** appeared before Juan Diego the history tells that Juan Diego went to take mass he used to do it, he was 57 years old he came from his little house along this huge place surrounding the little hill to arrive mass then it says that he started to hear very loud birdsong nowadays those ones remain, when you go up there So he heard them very loud like kind of guide then following the birds up the little hill where the mother appeared to him that is *** of Guadalupe she was called in the beginning as “Tonatzin” identified like Mother of the People, brunette Mother Juan Diego noticed, she is Mother of God, he started to talk with her, called her lady, my mother, in respectful way where *** asked to Juan Diego that a temple should be constructed on Tepeyac´s flat he anxious decide to go with archbishop Juan de Zumarraga this one didn´t want to attend him Juan Diego afflicted, returned to little hill he met again with *** of Guadalupe, she tells him, don´t worry about that try again, this time Zumarraga asked the great proof Juan Diego will ask to *** the great proof but his uncle Juan Bernardino was sick of plague this ill didn´t exist in Mexico was carried by Spaniards then Juan Diego decided to go for a priest but he wanted to avoid the *** surrounding the little hillof Tepeyac when the *** appeared to him again she tells him that “don´t worry” in one of most beautiful phrases from Nicamapagua that is “I´m not there that I´m your mother you are not under my lap and protection go with archbishop Zumarraga take the proof” he will go up to the top where we have other temple that you´ll see it here is where the indigenous Juan Diego found those roses that´s why this garden is called Garden of Roses We are located in Parrish of the Indians the older place in all precinct isn´t Juan? So it is Vivi, in fact this chapel was constructed in 1649 which served to keep the image and was venerated it until the new basilica was constructed And we have to say that Juan Diego remains rest here and of his uncle Juan Bernardino also. It´s called of Indians because here according with the tradition Juan Diego lived in this place, an Indian brotherhood settled in 1679 In the sacristy can be seen part of the foundations of the two frists chapels that were built to tribute our Lady of Guadalupe. This chapel remained roofless to weather until 1998 in this year was restored the 450 anniversary of Juan Diego´s death After talking about Old Basilica´s history it´s time for commercial breaks, we´ll be right back! As we said to you, the Old Basilica, was opened on May 1, 1709 The temple facades represent the different *** of Guadalupe apparitions those ones are of Doric style has three naves, eight columns, fifteen vaults and four towers of three parts The repairs of the altar were finished in 1806 In its interior the temple has 38 stained-glass windows that depict passages of Mary´s life. In the central dome is an oil lamp with hundred of prisms cut by hand and 225 light bulbs There are four sculptures of Archangels put on the vault of bronze that was brought from Brussels. As we can see, right behind me is located The Chapel of Blessed Sacrament its flat ceiling was replaced by a vaulted one and a very ornate altar rising at the rear. The murals preserved by this old basilica were made on canvas some of them are called “El primer milagro de la Virgen de Guadalupe and La vocación de los indios a la fe” He saw them for him is a miracle but this flowers are very famous in Mexico those ones are not from here, they are from Spain but for an Indigenous to see these roses in an time that not flourish fragrant, he knows that is his proof, cut them, framing in his tilma this one is very important because on this the ***´s image will be printed he carries his tilma, running anxious with Zumarraga he knows that the roses are very fragrant decides to spread his tilma to show the flowers but not only those ones the Mother´s image *** Of Guadalupe was there in a time very difficult full of struggles that will gather both people Spaniards and Indians, accepting mestizos that helps to realize true civilization is the civilization of love What do you think of this tour, wonderful doesn´t it fellas? But we have more about that You right Juan we have more but after of these commercial breaks we continue on Vagabundeando. Right behind me is located the New Basilica of Guadalupe let´s see it follow me!! In seventies the Old Basilica was very damaged to this situation the abbot Guillermo Shulemburg organized a committee for constructing a new one. The architect in charge was Pedro Ramirez Vazquez the first stone was blessed and was put on December 12, 1974 Almost two years later the work finished on October 12, 1976 and the sacred image was moved to The New Basilica. The ceiling is made of seaming and patinated copper by its color resembles to ***´s mantle its interior is made of Canadian wood. Its walls are covered in red quarry, the altar, ambon and floor are covered in marble Even Basilica´s interior the presbytery is circular set on February 2, 1990 above of this one can be seen a mahogany altarpiece, 30 meters height 8.7 meters width, at center can be seen the great glorious cross at its food *** Mary´s image The basilica has a baptistery and nine high chapels from people can participate in the celebrations In addition it has the holy chapel, the Guadalupan crypt and Monumental organ No doubt Vivi this precinct has many surprises, doesn´t it? Of course, don’t forget to watch the second part the next Monday for continuing with this tour. See you next Monday for enjoying of Tepeyac hill I´m Juan Carlos de la Mora. I´m Viviana Gil. See you Later!