Mystery AtlasMarcos Cipac de Aquino
A Nahua painter trained in European technique at the Colegio de San José de los Naturales in Mexico City, praised by chronicler Bernal Díaz del Castillo in 1576; named in 1556 inquiry testimony as the painter some historians identify with the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Theories & Explanations
Marcos Cipac de Aquino is the confirmed identity of Tilma Human-Painted-Image Theory — A witness in the 1556 Montufar-Bustamante inquiry testified the image was painted the previous year by 'the Indian painter Marcos'; some historians identify this figure with Cipac de Aquino.
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Marcos Cipac de Aquino was a member of Colegio de San Jose de los Naturales — Trained there in European painting technique; praised by chronicler Bernal Diaz del Castillo in 1576.