Our Lady of Guadalupe apparition

Timeline

1. 1531Tepeyac Hill · Mexico CityAccording to tradition, as Juan Diego passed Tepeyac Hill he saw a woman appearing in the form of an Aztec noblewoman, who identified herself as the Mother of God and ordered him to tell the bishop to build a chapel there.
2. 1531Mexico City Cathedral · Mexico CityJuan Diego reported the apparition to Juan de Zumárraga, the first bishop of New Spain, who demanded conclusive evidence before believing; Juan Diego then returned to Tepeyac Hill to seek the Virgin again.
3. 1531Tepeyac Hill · Mexico CityThe Virgin ordered Juan Diego to gather roses from the summit of Tepeyac Hill, wrap them in his tilma, and present them to the bishop; when the cloth was unfolded the roses fell away and the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared upon it, whereupon the bishop acknowledged the apparition and permitted the chapel.
4. 1532–1540Tepeyac Hill · Mexico CityThe first chapel at Tepeyac was built and the tilma image placed on display; the Guadalupe devotion spread rapidly through New Spain, becoming an important religious bond linking Spanish colonizers and indigenous people.