Example sentences for: penitentes

How can you use “penitentes” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • She is found in the death cart of the Penitentes, in the form of a skeleton sitting and carrying a bow and arrow.

  • See also Adobe; Hispano Culture; Los Penitentes

  • The origins of Los Penitentes have been debated for years, but it is likely they were heavily influenced by the Franciscan Third Order, who were the friars in New Mexico until Mexico separated from Spain in 1821.

  • Los Penitentes became a strong institution in rural New Mexico because there were too few Catholic priests to oversee the religious life of the people during the early nineteenth century.

  • See also La Carreta de la Muerte; Doña Sebastiana; La Llorona; Los Penitentes


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