What does a tattoo of Our Mother of Guadalupe symbolize?

Answer 1

She's been revered on murals, candles and shrines. Her image can be seen on car hoods, wall calendars and the muscular forearms of tattoo collectors. Our Lady of Guadalupe, known affectionately in Hispanic culture as La Virgen, is a religious figure, but her appeal goes beyond Catholicism into mainstream Latino culture where even the non-religious are drawn to her dark-skinned image. "Devotion to her is strong because she's identified as a mother, as a protector, as a liberating force," said Theresa Torres, an anthropology professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City who has studied La Virgen's mass appeal as a cultural and religious figure.