Millions of pilgrims gather in Mexico City for the annual feast day of Guadalupe, an apparition of the Virgin Mary deeply intertwined with Mexican national identity and history since 1531.Figures like
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla and movements such as the
Zapatistas have historically embraced the Virgin's image as a unifying symbol, with some devotees, including
Antonio Zamora, making arduous journeys and praying for peace and immigrants.