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Ocotlan.
Headword:
Ocotlan.
Principal English Translation:
the name of a pueblo in Tlaxcala where the Virgin Mary is believed to have appeared and became the celebrated "Virgen de Ocotlan"
Attestations from sources in Spanish:
omotlayahualolti totlaçonatzin Hoctla ytecopatzinco rey Caxtilan yhuan Padre Santo ynic mahuiztililoz ynic ce noya nohueba Sepania totlaçonatzin Conçepçio = hicieron procesión de nuestra amada madre de Ocotlan, por autorización del Rey de Castilla y del Santo Padre, para que fuera honrada, en toda la Nueva España, nuesta amada madre Concepción (Tlaxcala, 1662–1692)