Tepeyac Hill
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Tepeyac Hill is a historic religious site in northern Mexico City, revered as the place where the Virgin of Guadalupe is believed to have appeared and now home to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic pilgrimage site
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Marian shrine → hill → historic site → |
| administeredBy |
Archdiocese of Mexico
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| annualPilgrims |
millions of pilgrims per year
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| apparitionsDate |
1531
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| associatedWith |
Juan Diego
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Our Lady of Guadalupe → Virgin Mary → |
| associatedWithPreHispanicDeity |
Tonantzin
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| closestMajorShrine |
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
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| country |
Mexico
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| culturalSignificance |
important site for Mexican nationalism
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symbol of Mexican Catholic identity → |
| devotionalPractices |
prayer, Mass, processions, offerings
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| devotionBegan |
16th century
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| elevation |
approximately 2,260 meters above sea level
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| featuredIn |
Mexican literature
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Mexican popular devotion → Mexican religious art → |
| hasAccess |
roads for vehicles
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stairways for pilgrims → |
| hasMonument |
statues depicting the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego
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| hasSiteOn |
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
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Capilla de Indios → Capilla del Cerrito → Old Basilica of Guadalupe → various chapels → |
| hasViewOf |
Mexico City urban area
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| heritageStatus |
major Catholic shrine in the Americas
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| languageOfName |
Spanish
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| locatedIn |
Gustavo A. Madero borough
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Mexico City → northern Mexico City → |
| nameEtymology |
derived from Nahuatl "Tepeyacac" meaning "nose of the hill" or "at the top of the hill"
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| nearbyLandmark |
Insurgentes Norte Avenue
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Villa de Guadalupe → |
| partOf |
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe complex
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| pilgrimagePeakDate |
12 December
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| pilgrimagePeakEvent |
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
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| pilgrimageTradition |
walking on knees or barefoot as penance
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| preHispanicUse |
site of a shrine to the Aztec goddess Tonantzin
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| region |
Valley of Mexico
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| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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| significance |
site of apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe according to Catholic tradition
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| tourismType |
religious tourism
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Calzada de Guadalupe
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Calzada de los Misterios → |
hasNearbyLandmark |
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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
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associatedPlace |
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Gustavo A. Madero
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hasLandmark |
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Villa de Guadalupe
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hasNearbyHill |
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Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
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locatedIn |