{"id":18083,"date":"2024-07-31T15:37:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T21:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/?p=18083"},"modified":"2024-07-31T15:37:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T21:37:40","slug":"the-theft-of-the-virgin-of-los-angeles-an-unforgettable-chapter-in-the-history-of-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/en\/the-theft-of-the-virgin-of-los-angeles-an-unforgettable-chapter-in-the-history-of-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"The Theft of the Virgin of Los Angeles: An Unforgettable Chapter in the History of Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 1950, Costa Rica experienced one of the most shocking events in its history: the theft of <a href=\"\u201chttps:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/romeria-en-los-angeles-los-turnos-que-hacen-el-agosto\/\u201d\">the image of the Virgin of los Angeles<\/a>, an event that shocked the nation and left an indelible mark on the country&#8217;s collective memory. This incident shook Costa Rica&#8217;s religious foundations and triggered media and governmental reactions, reflecting the deep cultural roots of Catholicism in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Theft of the Virgin of the Angels: A Historical and Cultural Context<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the theft of the Virgin of the Angels in May 1950 was not the first to affect the Basilica of Los Angeles in Cartago. The image was stolen twice before, in 1824 and 1888, but those incidents did not compare in magnitude and consequence to the one in 1950. This event was particularly painful for Costa Rican society because, besides stealing the image, the criminals murdered the temple guard, Miguel Solano<span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: initial;\">.<\/span><span data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"><span class=\"overflow-hidden text-clip whitespace-nowrap text-sm\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"940\" data-id=\"18057\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/robo.jpg\" alt=\"The Theft of the Virgin of the Angels6\" class=\"wp-image-18057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/robo.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/robo-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"18064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-6-749x1024.png\" alt=\"The Theft of the Virgin of Los Angeles\" class=\"wp-image-18064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-6-749x1024.png 749w, https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-6-220x300.png 220w, https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-6-768x1050.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-6-1124x1536.png 1124w, https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-6-1320x1804.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-6.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"18060\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2O4GKJSGMVARZEXAUXZR423Z4U-617x1024.avif\" alt=\"The Theft of the Virgin of Los Angeles\" class=\"wp-image-18060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2O4GKJSGMVARZEXAUXZR423Z4U-617x1024.avif 617w, https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2O4GKJSGMVARZEXAUXZR423Z4U-181x300.avif 181w, https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2O4GKJSGMVARZEXAUXZR423Z4U-768x1275.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2O4GKJSGMVARZEXAUXZR423Z4U-925x1536.avif 925w, https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2O4GKJSGMVARZEXAUXZR423Z4U-1234x2048.avif 1234w, https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2O4GKJSGMVARZEXAUXZR423Z4U-1320x2191.avif 1320w, https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2O4GKJSGMVARZEXAUXZR423Z4U.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Press and Society Reaction<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The main media of the time, such as La Prensa Libre, El Diario de Costa Rica, La Naci\u00f3n and the weekly El Atl\u00e1ntico, extensively covered the robbery and its consequences. From the first days, the press reflected the national mourning, with alarming headlines and shocking photographs, such as the one of President Otilio Ulate Blanco consoling grieving women in the Basilica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media coverage focused not only on the crime, but also on the government&#8217;s response. President Ulate ordered the immediate closure of the sanctuary and requested FBI assistance in the investigation. In addition, the government decreed a national mourning and closed the city of Cartago to prevent the thieves from escaping. The seriousness of the event led the media to refer to the perpetrators of the crime as \u201cthe monsters\u201d, highlighting the horror it generated in the population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Miraculous Apparition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After days of uncertainty and anguish, on May 21, 1950, the image of the Virgin was found in the Basilica, although stripped of her attire. The news spread quickly, and in a matter of minutes, the Carthaginians congregated in the temple to celebrate her recovery. The bells rang with jubilation, and the joy spread beyond Carthage, attracting pilgrims from all over the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-id=\"18070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/imagen-de-salida-de-ns-de-los-angeles-de-c-rica-500x375-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Theft of the Virgin of Los Angeles\" class=\"wp-image-18070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/imagen-de-salida-de-ns-de-los-angeles-de-c-rica-500x375-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/imagen-de-salida-de-ns-de-los-angeles-de-c-rica-500x375-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"18073\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FOTO-VIRGEN-DE-LOS-ANGELES-BASILICA-DE-CARTAGO-768x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Theft of the Virgin of Los Angeles\" class=\"wp-image-18073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FOTO-VIRGEN-DE-LOS-ANGELES-BASILICA-DE-CARTAGO-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FOTO-VIRGEN-DE-LOS-ANGELES-BASILICA-DE-CARTAGO-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FOTO-VIRGEN-DE-LOS-ANGELES-BASILICA-DE-CARTAGO-768x512-1-334x222.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Consequences and Reflections<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>A number of investigative efforts failed to identify with certainty the perpetrators of the robbery. For many years, Jos\u00e9 Le\u00f3n S\u00e1nchez was unjustly accused of being the perpetrator of the robbery, which led him to serve a life sentence on San Lucas Island. Years later, he was acquitted due to irregularities in the judicial process, an episode that he himself narrated in his book &#8216;La Isla de los Hombres Solos&#8217; (The Island of the Lonely Men).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event caused pain and highlighted the Costa Ricans&#8217; deep devotion to the Virgin of the Angels, a symbol of their identity and faith.<path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11 4.91a.5.5 0 0 0-.838-.369L6.676 7.737A1 1 0 0 1 6 8H4a1 1 0 0 0-1 1v6a1 1 0 0 0 1 1h2a1 1 0 0 1 .676.263l3.486 3.196A.5.5 0 0 0 11 19.09zM8.81 3.067C10.415 1.597 13 2.735 13 4.91v14.18c0 2.175-2.586 3.313-4.19 1.843L5.612 18H4a3 3 0 0 1-3-3V9a3 3 0 0 1 3-3h1.611zm11.507 3.29a1 1 0 0 1 1.355.401A10.96 10.96 0 0 1 23 12c0 1.85-.458 3.597-1.268 5.13a1 1 0 1 1-1.768-.934A8.96 8.96 0 0 0 21 12a8.96 8.96 0 0 0-1.085-4.287 1 1 0 0 1 .402-1.356M15.799 7.9a1 1 0 0 1 1.4.2 6.48 6.48 0 0 1 1.3 3.9c0 1.313-.39 2.537-1.06 3.56a1 1 0 0 1-1.673-1.096A4.47 4.47 0 0 0 16.5 12a4.47 4.47 0 0 0-.9-2.7 1 1 0 0 1 .2-1.4\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"><\/path><path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7 5a3 3 0 0 1 3-3h9a3 3 0 0 1 3 3v9a3 3 0 0 1-3 3h-2v2a3 3 0 0 1-3 3H5a3 3 0 0 1-3-3v-9a3 3 0 0 1 3-3h2zm2 2h5a3 3 0 0 1 3 3v5h2a1 1 0 0 0 1-1V5a1 1 0 0 0-1-1h-9a1 1 0 0 0-1 1zM5 9a1 1 0 0 0-1 1v9a1 1 0 0 0 1 1h9a1 1 0 0 0 1-1v-9a1 1 0 0 0-1-1z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"><\/path><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.07 10.876C3.623 6.436 7.41 3 12 3a9.15 9.15 0 0 1 6.012 2.254V4a1 1 0 1 1 2 0v4a1 1 0 0 1-1 1H15a1 1 0 1 1 0-2h1.957A7.15 7.15 0 0 0 12 5a7 7 0 0 0-6.946 6.124 1 1 0 1 1-1.984-.248m16.992 1.132a1 1 0 0 1 .868 1.116C20.377 17.564 16.59 21 12 21a9.15 9.15 0 0 1-6-2.244V20a1 1 0 1 1-2 0v-4a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h4a1 1 0 1 1 0 2H7.043A7.15 7.15 0 0 0 12 19a7 7 0 0 0 6.946-6.124 1 1 0 0 1 1.116-.868\"><\/path><path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.873 21.496a1 1 0 0 1-.992.496l-.454-.056A4 4 0 0 1 7.1 16.79L7.65 15h-.718c-2.637 0-4.553-2.508-3.859-5.052l1.364-5A4 4 0 0 1 8.296 2h9.709a3 3 0 0 1 3 3v7a3 3 0 0 1-3 3h-2c-.26 0-.5.14-.628.364zM14.005 4h-5.71a2 2 0 0 0-1.929 1.474l-1.363 5A2 2 0 0 0 6.933 13h2.072a1 1 0 0 1 .955 1.294l-.949 3.084a2 2 0 0 0 1.462 2.537l3.167-5.543a2.72 2.72 0 0 1 1.364-1.182V5a1 1 0 0 0-1-1m3 9V5c0-.35-.06-.687-.171-1h1.17a1 1 0 0 1 1 1v7a1 1 0 0 1-1 1z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"><\/path><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M13.091 4.246 4.682 14H11a1 1 0 0 1 .973 1.23l-1.064 4.524L19.318 10H13a1 1 0 0 1-.973-1.229l1.064-4.525Zm-.848-2.08c1.195-1.386 3.448-.238 3.029 1.544L14.262 8h5.056c1.711 0 2.632 2.01 1.514 3.306l-9.075 10.528c-1.195 1.386-3.448.238-3.029-1.544L9.738 16H4.681c-1.711 0-2.632-2.01-1.514-3.306l9.075-10.527Z\"><\/path><span class=\"overflow-hidden text-clip whitespace-nowrap text-sm\"><\/span> The country&#8217;s reaction to the theft and the image&#8217;s return highlights the power of religion in Costa Rica&#8217;s cultural and social life.<span data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M13.091 4.246 4.682 14H11a1 1 0 0 1 .973 1.23l-1.064 4.524L19.318 10H13a1 1 0 0 1-.973-1.229l1.064-4.525Zm-.848-2.08c1.195-1.386 3.448-.238 3.029 1.544L14.262 8h5.056c1.711 0 2.632 2.01 1.514 3.306l-9.075 10.528c-1.195 1.386-3.448.238-3.029-1.544L9.738 16H4.681c-1.711 0-2.632-2.01-1.514-3.306l9.075-10.527Z\"><\/path><span class=\"overflow-hidden text-clip whitespace-nowrap text-sm\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sensorial Sunsets<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1950, Costa Rica experienced one of the most shocking events in its history: the theft of the image of the Virgin of los Angeles, an event that shocked the nation and left an indelible mark on the country&#8217;s collective memory. 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