11/1/24 Report - A Bit of 16th Century Mexico History: Our Lady of Zapopan. Atocha Emerald Sifting. Ink Bottle With Label.

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.

Our Lady of Zapopan.
Source: See link below.

It all began with the Franciscans. In 1524 the first group of twelve Franciscan missionaries from Spain landed on the coast of Veracruz in central Mexico. In 1525 the second group arrived, this time in the western part of the country in the area known as Nueva Galicia (the present-day state of Jalisco, of which Guadalajara is the capital). Among this group was Fray Antonio Segovia who was one of the first evangelizers of the area. The kindly and ascetic Fray Antonio (who loved the Indians as his sons) had a deep devotion to Our Lady and would always travel on his missionary journeys with her tiny statue around his neck. He claimed that it was she who was the evangelizer, not himself.

One of her titles is La Pacificadora, “the one who makes peace.” How she achieved this title occurred in a wondrous manner on one memorable day in 1540: While Fray Antonio was preaching “luminous rays issued from the statue.” It was declared by all present that “they were more beautiful than the light of the sun.” So impressed (and startled!) were the Indians with this divine manifestation that they laid down their arms (they had been warring with the Spanish) and begged to be baptized. Six thousand were brought into the Catholic faith at this time. Since the earliest days the indigenous peoples of Gaudalajara have been devoted to Our Lady. It has remained the most Catholic of Mexican states: during the years of persecution of the church in the 1920’s, statistics revealed that the most number of martyrs came from Jalisco. Not surprising perhaps because the headquarters for the Cristeros (“those who fought a war for Christ”) was located in Guadalajara.

The image is made of pasta de Michoacan a type of cornstalk which has been mixed with glue, a substance ideal for crafting durable and lightweight statues. The 13” statue represents the Virgin Mary under her title of the Immaculate Conception. It has the honour of being the first image of the Virgin Mary to be venerated in the state of Jalisco.

Here is the link for more about Our Lady of Zapopan and Mexican Madonnas.

https://mexicanmadonnas.com/2023/10/

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The Fisher organization believes there could be hundreds of pounds of emeralds still to be found.including some very valuable examples.

While dealing with bad weather and unable to go to the Atocha site, the Dare crew has put this time to good use! They have built a custom emerald sifting table. We look forward to having members out to the site to help sift on deck! Learn more about all the undiscovered emeralds still waiting to be found on the Atocha site in video below.

From personal email.

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Parker's Ink Bottle with Paper Label.

I found a bottle like the one shown above before, but it didn't have the top or paper label.  Most of the ink bottles I've found and kept don't have a screw top.  They are older. This one has a metal screw top.

Without the label or top, it is difficult to figure out the details.  Too bad I didn't get a better photo of the label.

Super Chrome Parker's Ink Bottle with Label.

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The high tides are still very high.

Source: Surfguru.com.

The surf will be decreasing, but remaining rougher than summer conditions.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net