Presentation of the book ๐๐ฎ๐ขฬ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ข ๐๐ช๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ท๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ข – TW Group
On December 12, coinciding with the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the book ๐๐ฎ๐ขฬ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ข ๐๐ช๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ท๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ข. ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ค๐ช๐ฐฬ๐ฏ ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฅ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆฬ๐น๐ช๐ค๐ฐ, by Professor Ricardo Fernandez Gracia.
The work has been published by the University of Navarra, through the Chair of Heritage and Art of Navarra, and sponsored by FundaciรณnTW, as part of its commitment to research, culture, knowledge, and rigor.
The event was particularly symbolic as it was held on such a significant day. A tenor accompanied by an organist performed Las Maรฑanitas in honor of the Virgin, while at our plants in Puebla, San Josรฉ Chiapa, and San Luis Potosรญ, the TW Group teams also celebrated this date, sharing the moment on both sides of the Atlantic.
The publication, the result of years of research, analyzes the presence, origin, and meaning of the images of Guadalupe preserved in Navarre, which arrived between the 17th and 18th centuries. The study highlights the role of the Creoles and Navarrese who settled in America, who promoted and sent these images as a way of keeping alive the link with their homeland, creating a historical and cultural heritage of great uniqueness.
The event took place before Juan Correa’s 17th-century painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which presided over the space. Participants at the table included Ricardo Fernรกndez Gracia, director of the chair and author of the book; Rosalรญa Baena, vice-rector for Students and International Relations at the University of Navarra; and Carlos Llonis Irigoyen, president of TW Group and member of the board of trustees of the TW Foundation. During his speech, our president stated that โthe Virgin of Guadalupe has always been present at TW Group’s headquarters in Mexico, connecting the company’s people and projects.โ
The TW Foundation would like to thank the University of Navarra and the Chair of Navarrese Heritage and Art for their commitment to research and cultural dissemination, as well as Professor Ricardo Fernรกndez Gracia for his rigorous work which, together with the enthusiasm he puts into his projects, we know will be long-lasting.