Tonantzin
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Tonantzin is an important pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican mother goddess figure, often linked to earth, fertility, and later syncretized with the veneration of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tonantzin canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican goddess
ⓘ
earth goddess ⓘ fertility goddess ⓘ mother goddess ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
ⓘ
earth ⓘ fertility ⓘ life cycles ⓘ maize ⓘ motherhood ⓘ mountains ⓘ rebirth and renewal ⓘ sacred sites ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
nurturing aspect of the cosmos
ⓘ
provider of sustenance ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
mother of the gods
ⓘ
protective mother figure ⓘ symbol of the earth ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Florentine Codex ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasNameLanguage | Nahuatl ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | Our Revered Mother ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Mother of the People
ⓘ
Revered Mother ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mexican popular Catholicism
ⓘ
indigenous Christian devotions in Mexico ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Marian devotion in Mexico
ⓘ
Our Lady of Guadalupe ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Bernardino de Sahagún
ⓘ
surface form:
Fray Bernardino de Sahagún
|
| relatedConcept |
Mexican Marianism
ⓘ
religious syncretism in New Spain ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Aztec mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec religion
Nahua religion ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
continuity between pre-Hispanic and Catholic devotions
ⓘ
indigenous identity in Mexico ⓘ |
| syncretizedAs | Our Lady of Guadalupe ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Post-Conquest colonial era (through syncretism)
ⓘ
Pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Mexica
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztecs
Nahua ⓘ
surface form:
Nahua peoples
|
| veneratedIn | Pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| worshipCenter |
Tepeyac Hill
ⓘ
surface form:
Tepeyac hill
Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
offerings of flowers
ⓘ
pilgrimage to Tepeyac ⓘ rituals for agricultural fertility ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.