Object Details
- Description
- Based on lore and church documents, this figure illustrates the Miracle of Hormigueros. In 1599, Our Lady of Montserrat appeared to Gerardo González, a farmer near Hormigueros in southwestern Puerto Rico. Attacked by a bull, González invoked the name of the Virgin. Immediately, the beast fell, its legs broken and its forehead touching the ground as if in prayer. In gratitude, González built and dedicated a church to Our Lady of Montserrat. This figure dates from the beginning of the 19th century.
- Description (Spanish)
- Esta figura describe el Milagro de Hormigueros basándose en la tradición y documentación de la iglesia. En 1599 la Virgen de Montserrate se le apareció a Gerardo González, un granjero, cerca de Hormigueros, en el suroeste de Puerto Rico. Se cuenta que González fue atacado por un toro e invocó el nombre de la Virgen, luego de lo cual la bestia se desplomó de inmediato con las patas quebradas y la frente apoyada en el suelo como en posición de plegaria. En agradecimiento, González construyó una iglesia y se la dedicó a la Virgen de Montserrate. Esta figura data de principios del siglo XIX.
- Date made
- late 18th or early 19th century
- Place Made
- Puerto Rico: Jayuya, Jayuya
- Title
- Our Lady of Monserrat
- subject
- Our Lady of Montserrate
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- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Cultures & Communities
- Religion
- Vidal
- Exhibition
- ¡Presente!
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.0721
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.0721
- Object Name
- santo
- Physical Description
- handmade (overall production method/technique)
- wood (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 33 cm x 22.5 cm x 24.5 cm; 13 in x 8 7/8 in x 9 5/8 in
- Record ID
- nmah_602097
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