In the Nican Mopohua, the account of the apparitions of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Juan Diego asks the Virgin to entrust her message “a alguno de los principales, conocido, respetado y estimado” (to one of the leading men, known, respected and esteemed), “para que le crean” (so that they will believe him).
Of himself he says: “soy un hombrecillo… soy gente menuda” (I am a little man… I am small people).
The bishop does not accept the message from Juan Diego until there is “alguna señal” (some sign). The quotations are from the Spanish translation by Primo Feliciano Velázquez.