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Across 6. Who was the man that encountered the Virgin Mary? (2) 8. This is the full name (in English) of the most modern church dedicated to the tilma of la Virgen (4) 11. In these three years Miguel Hidalgo, Emiliano Zapata, and civil war rebels all carried banners w/the Virgins' image on (3 dates) 13. This was the hill that the encounter with the Virgin occurred on (1) 15. What had previously grown in the spot where there had previously been cacti? What did the Virgin tell him to gather? (1) 17. What is the Spanish name of Our Lady of Guadalupe? (4)

Down 1. What is the full Spanish name of the most modern church dedicated to the Virgin? (6) 2. When they come to the Basilica, children and others will often wear these (2) 3. People from this religion celebrate El Día de la Virgen (1) 4. The bishop told Juan Diego that he needed proof of the encounter--a _________ (1) 5. It is said that the Virgin Mary spoke in this language to Juan Diego (1) 7. These two days were believed to be when Juan Diego encountered the Virgin Mary (write as two numerals w/space) (2) 9. This was the month that it is believed that Juan Diego encountered the Virgin Mary (1) 10. Children and others have this done to them in the Basilica; they are _____ (1) 11. This is the year that the miraculous event is said to have occurred (1 year) 12. It is said that millions of indigenous people in Mexico were converted to this religion (1) 14. Thousands of people come to church to do this: (1) 16. Our Lady of Guadalupe Day is not a federal holiday Mexico, but it is a ______ (2)