Santiago Matamoros
date: label: date made
content: 1850-1904
name: label: maker
content: Ramos, Pepe
label: maker
content: Ramos, Justina
label: maker
content: Ramos, Jose
label: maker
content: Ramos, Justina Torres de
notes: label: Description
content: This wooden <i>santo</i> represents <i>Santiago Matamoros</i>, or St. James the Moor Slayer. It was made by the Ramos family from the town of Aguada. <i>Santiago Matamoros</i> is the patron saint of Spain and provided spiritual inspiration for the Christian re-conquest of Iberia and the subsequent expulsion of Jews and Muslims. The legacy of this conflict between Christians and Muslims in Spain was transplanted to the Americas.
label: Description (Spanish)
content: Este santo de madera que representa a Santiago Matamoros fue tallado por la familia Ramos en el pueblo de Aguada. Santiago Matamoros es el santo patrón de España y fuente de inspiración de la reconquista cristiana de Iberia, con la consiguiente expulsión de judíos y musulmanes. Este legado de conflicto entre cristianos y musulmanes se trasladó luego desde España a las colonias de América.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: Puerto Rico: Aguada, Aguada
title: label: Title
content: Saint James the Moor Slayer
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content: Vidal
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Teodoro Vidal
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1997.0097.0650
label: accession number
content: 1997.0097
label: catalog number
content: 1997.0097.0650
objectType: label: Object Name
content: santo
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: handmade (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 27.5 cm x 19.4 cm x 14.4 cm; 10 13/16 in x 7 5/8 in x 5 11/16 in