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Milagros
Small metal body parts, in tin or silver, pinned to the image of a saint to ask for something or to give thanks. The custom comes from Iberia and medieval Spain, and is kept in Mexico today.A votive customIberia and medieval SpainThe Lam Museum of Anthropology at Wake Forest University traces Mexican milagros to a votive custom of Iberia and medieval Spain: small metal body parts were pinned to the image of a saint, as a request or as thanks.Source: Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University, Mexican milagros (October 2024) ↗
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