Virgin Of The Valley
Sergio Umbria
In the year 1608, the island of margarita
It experienced a great drought, for such
Reason, the margariteños decided
Take the virgin out of her and take her in procession
Until the assumption, I agree with you
Testimonials from the time
By the time the procession arrived
To this city, the sky was blackened and
Soon a strong
Rain all over the island, in addition to the story
Previous, there are several legends about the
Virgin of the valley according to one of these, the
Image of the virgin was painted by angels
That they took her to the indians so that she
Protect them from the abuses of the conquerors
Some guaiqueríes found it on
Some bushes and they took her to palguarime
To build a chapel there, nevertheless
Soon the virgin appeared again
At the place where she had found him
Finally, the indigenous people understood that
It was there where the virgin wanted to be venerated
And they built a chapel that over time
It was to be transformed into today's sanctuary
According to another legend, the virgin was next to
Of the patriots in the battle of matasiete
During the war of independence
In this sense, she encouraged the patriots
And she healed his wounds, so she too
She is known as the patriotic virgin
The virgin of the valley is also known
As the patron saint of sailors, that she
They call in the east the most tender and sweet
Of the mothers and they always invoke her before
To set sail or cast the net. According to another legend
A fisherman named domingo was looking for
Pearls at the bottom of the sea and stepped on one
Huge line that his spike pierced. As
As a consequence of this, her leg
It ulcerated, and the doctors thought there was
They amputate her to save her life. In view of
These circumstances the wife of domingo
She went to ask the virgin of the
Valley for his health, soon the
Fisherman miraculously healed, so
That he promised her that in payment he would offer her the
First pearl I got, she went to the sea and
Opening an oyster, he found a pearl that he reproduced
With astonishing fidelity, the shape of his leg
And even the trace of her scar, a fact that
Somehow confirms this amazing
Story, is that the pearl that domingo found
It can be seen in the museum of the sanctuary
Along with numerous objects of gold, silver and
Precious stones that have been given to the
Virgin in payment of miracles granted
According to the religious tradition of
Our country, the virgin of the valley is
Considered as the patron saint of the east
From Venezuela, being venerated with
Special devotion on the island of margarita
Her day is celebrated every September 8
Date on which thousands of pilgrims come
To venerate her in her sanctuary located in the
Valle de margarita, near porlamar
The festivities last several days and, in
Each one of them, the virgin wears a
Beautiful suit designed with the fabrics
Supplied by her devotees
At the beginning of the conquest the Spanish
They founded on the island of cubagua, the city
From new cadiz, in no time bliss
City grew skyrocketing derivative
From the extraction of pearls that abounded
In their seas, during this period the
Inhabitants of nueva cádiz commissioned
Spain an image of the immaculate
Conception to put the city under his
Protection, the image arrived in cubagua in
The year 1530, but a few years later
On December 25, 1541, a hurricane ripped through
Nueva cádiz and with it the church where
There was the image of the virgin. By being saved
Miraculously the image of the virgin, the
Cubagua residents decided to put it
Safe from new cataclysms, taking her in
1542 to a hacienda in el valle de la isla de
Margarita, where she built a
Little hermitage, with the passage of time the
Place gave the name to the image
That she began to call herself the virgin of the valley