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Guadalupe and Quetzalcoatl by Jorge Sanchez (1991),acrylic, 2 panels St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church exterior parking lot Pico Blvd. and Mariposa  

According to legend, St. Thomas, known to Catholics as the Evangelist of the Americas, arrived in Mexico sometime around 28 A.D. His ship had a serpent figurhead at the bow which to the ancient Mexicans looked like their god Quetzalcoatl. Here is a large map of pre-Columbian Mexico showing the areas supposedly visited by St. Thomas. The Virgin of Guadalupe is illustrated in the panel on the left side (not shown here).

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