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Zoilo Cajigas Sotomayor (June 28, 1858 – 1962) was a Puerto Rican santero, a folk artist who makes religious statuettes of saints and biblical figures known as santos. He was known for his piety and adherence to traditional Hispanic folk art methods. Many examples of his work exist in the Museo de los Santos de Palo in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Santos are also common throughout Latin America, the Spanish Caribbean, and the Southwestern United States, as well as the Philippines, with distinct styles and traditions in each area. Santo statues and statuettes, carved in the round, are commonly known as revultos or informally as bultos. They are usually made of wood.
San Juan Nepomuceno Santo statuette by Felipe de la Espada, born in San Germán, Puerto Rico ca. 1754. When the Spanish first arrived in Puerto Rico, one of their primary tools in converting the indigenous Taíno population were statuettes, known as Santos, depicting the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, and other Catholic icons (the practice of religious sculpture already existed on the island ...
Geological studies concluded that the petroglyphs were carved in Puerto Rico and that the serpentine rocks were local. [6] Preliminary results using high power microscopes found that the technique used was unlike any those of the local native groups, while another from a use-wear laboratory concludes that stone tools were used.
This page is a list of venerated Central Americans and Caribbeans includes saints, blesseds, venerables, and servants of god, as recognized by the Catholic Church.These people were born, died, or lived their religious life in any of the territories of North America excluding Mexico, Canada and the United States.
Map location: San Juan, Puerto Rico: ... The original image was from 1889 publication, Narrative and Critical History of America.
Jul. 26—Santero Arthur Lopez is firing on all cylinders in a new exhibition of his work opening Friday, July 26, at King Galleries. Titled All Cylinder Saints, the series of wood carvings ...
In Puerto Rico, the “infant” type and the geometric/curvilinear type tend to occupy separate village sites. Current archaeological data is inconclusive as to whether the designs were from two different time periods (the spiral groups are mostly in the mountainous interior where the infant type is much rarer) or if the designs represent a ...