Loa dicha por el Dr. Mercolico en honor de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe

Title: Loa dicha por el Dr. Mercolico en honor de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe
Description: The recto has a small engraving of two men in top hats, one holding a box. The other reaches out to a figure with a bandaged head, holding their jaw. The verso has an engraving of the Virgin of Guadalupe flanked by figures in religious garb, holding oil lamps. The text is a loa, a short dramatic work that originated in Spain but that proliferated in Latin America. Loas entertained audiences waiting for the beginning of a festival or full length theatrical work. In this monologue, a dentist describes his craft. He is interrupted by a procession for Our Lady of Guadalupe, and begins to pray to the Virgin.
Alternative Title: Loa spoken by Dr. Mercolico in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Date Created: 1904
Creator: Jose Guadalupe Posada
Publisher: Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
Subject: Broadside|Mexico|Popular Devotion; Catholic Studies|Graphic Communications|Latin American Languages and Societies
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