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  2. Holy Infant of Atocha - Wikipedia

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    Holy Infant of Atocha, Santo Niño de Atocha, Holy Child of Atocha, Saint Child of Atocha, or Wise Child of Atocha is a Roman Catholic image of the Christ Child popular among the Hispanic cultures of Spain, Latin America and the southwestern United States. It is distinctly characterized by a basket of bread he carries, along with a staff, and a ...

  3. Tarot card reading - Wikipedia

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    Tarot card reading is a form of cartomancy whereby practitioners use tarot cards to purportedly gain insight into the past, present or future. They formulate a question, then draw cards to interpret them for this end.

  4. Gitanos - Wikipedia

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    In 1435 they were seen in Santiago de Compostela. Gitanos were recorded in Barcelona and Zaragoza by 1447, [27] and in 1462 they were received with honors in Jaén. Years later, to the gitanos, the grecianos, pilgrims who penetrated the Mediterranean shore in the 1480s, were added to them, probably because of the fall of Constantinople.

  5. Spanish-suited playing cards - Wikipedia

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    It contains many influences of Aluette. In the oldest decks, female knights were featured. The three lowest club cards also have Aluette styled arrows. A hand is holding the Ace of Clubs in a manner reminiscent of the Tarot de Marseille. Sometimes, the four of coins depict a sea monster in the middle like some Spanish National decks.

  6. Hagia Triada Sarcophagus - Wikipedia

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    The Hagia Triada Sarcophagus was discovered on June 23, 1903 by Roberto Paribeni on a hilltop containing a late Bronze Age cemetery near the site of Hagia Triada. [2] This funerary structure, referred to as tomb 4, is located near two tholos tombs (A and B) dating from the Prepalatial period, close to a larnax burial area, and close to another tomb from the Neopalatial or Postpalatial period.

  7. Public holidays in Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Festivities: These are traditional holidays to honor religious events, such as Carnival, Holy Week, Easter, etc. or public celebrations, such as Mother's Day, Father's Day, Valentine's Day, etc. Dia de la Independencia or Anniversario de la Independencia , September 16, commemorates Mexico's independence from Spain and is the most important ...

  8. Monumento a los Niños Héroes - Wikipedia

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    The Monumento a los Niños Héroes ("Monument to the Boy Heroes"), officially Altar a la Patria ("Altar to the Homeland"), is a monument installed in the park of Chapultepec in Mexico City, Mexico. [1]

  9. Niños Héroes - Wikipedia

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    Monument to the Niños Héroes in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Juan de la Barrera was born in 1828 in Mexico City, the son of Ignacio Mario de la Barrera, an army general, and Juana Inzárruaga. He enlisted at the age of 12 and was admitted to the Academy on 18 November 1843.