La Conquistadora (Chavez): The Autobiography of an Ancient Statue - Paperback
by Fray Angelico Chavez (Author), Angelico Chavez (Author), Frank Monroe Chapman (Author)
Written as an autobiography, the author lets this famous willow wood statue speak for herself, tell her own story from the time she was brought to New Mexico in 1625 by Fray Benavides until the present. Many photographs bring this remarkable history to life. Fray Angélico Chávez researched, translated and annotated facts about the statue's history, its religious society, its fiestas and chapels, correcting the mistakes and folklore held as truth for more than two centuries.
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