| A | B |
|---|
| tilma | cloak |
| December 9, 1531 | Date the story of Juan Diego takes place |
| Juan Diego | Mexican peasant who converted to Catholicism. |
| Bishop | The church leader whom Juan Diego went to to deliver Mary's message |
| ayate | cactus fiber that the tilma was made of. It typically lasts 10 years but now is more than 400 years old. |
| rosas | the flowers that Juan Diego carried in his tilma back to the Bishop |
| Tepayac | the hill where Mary appeared to Juan Diego |
| Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe | the church where the tilma is now on display |
| December 12 | the actual day Our Lady of Guadalupe is celebrated |
