 The image was ceremoniously crowned on 17 November 1978, having been long disputed as illegitimate.It gained an official canonical coronation on 19 March 2018 under the auspices of Pope Francis and received the state recognition as a National Cultural Treasure of the Philippines on September 27, 2017.The icon is known in its province as the "Queen of the Province of Cavite" and "Exalted Patroness and the Celestial Guardian and Protectress of the Province of Cavite and its Port" (Spanish