Loa dicha por una cocinera y un aguador en honor de Nuestra Senora del Rosario

Title: Loa dicha por una cocinera y un aguador en honor de Nuestra Senora del Rosario
Description: The recto contains an engraving of two figures, a woman on the left and a man on the right. The woman holds out her finger toward him. A large pot stands between them. 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. The dialogue of this work in between a cook and a water carrier. When a religious procession passes them, they stop their conversation and join in prayer for Our Lady of the Rosary.
Alternative Title: Loa spoken by a cook and water carrier in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary
Date Created: 1900
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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