te ga , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Jos el ito , ▁and ▁the ▁historical ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁image ▁has ▁only ▁worn ▁an ▁entire ▁black ▁vest ment ▁ensemble ▁on ▁a ▁singular ▁point ▁in ▁Spanish ▁history ; ▁during ▁Jos el ito ’ s ▁death ▁and ▁fun eral . ▁ ▁The ▁fe ast ▁of ▁the ▁image ▁is ▁celebrated ▁in ▁Spain ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁and ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁canonical ▁coron ation ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁by ▁Pope ▁John ▁XX III ▁via ▁Card inal ▁José ▁Buen o ▁y ▁Mon real . ▁The ▁Virgin ▁of ▁Mac ar ena ▁is ▁commonly ▁considered ▁the ▁patron ess ▁of ▁b ull fig h ters ▁and ▁Spanish ▁Gy ps ies ▁who ▁hold ▁a ▁s inc ere ▁dev otion ▁to ▁the ▁image . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁en sh r ined ▁in ▁the ▁high ▁alt ar ▁of ▁the ▁Bas il ica ▁of ▁Mac ar ena . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁image ' s ▁genu ine ▁author ship ▁is ▁unknown ▁and ▁widely ▁disput ed ; ▁often ▁by ▁art ▁schools ▁who ▁wish ▁to ▁claim ▁ownership ▁of ▁both ▁its ▁art istic ▁style ▁called ▁Enc arn acion . ▁A ▁similar ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Mary ▁and ▁cru c ified ▁Jesus ▁was ▁certainly ▁in ▁existence ▁by ▁ 1 6 5 4 ▁by ▁san tero ▁artist ▁Pedro ▁N iet o . ▁Relig ious ▁images ▁of ▁this ▁type ▁was ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁bar o que ▁re forms ▁between ▁ 1 6 7 0 ▁and ▁ 1 6 8 0 ▁by ▁the ▁Con fr atern ity ▁of