María Lionza, History Or Legend?
Sergio Umbria
According to legend, María Lionza appears
Very richly dressed in a blue cloak, jewels and
Colored feathers, and she lives in Sorte Mountain
Yaracuy State
When the queen walks through the forest, she rides on a
Huge female Tapir, with a white star on the
Forehead and Indian signs engraved on the haunches, similar to
To the petroglyphs that are also found on stones
From the area, near sacred places
According to legend, María Lionza appears
Very richly dressed in a blue cloak, jewels and
Colored feathers, and she lives in Sorte Mountain
Yaracuy State
In Yaracuy, there is a belief that María Lionza is
She enchants and turns bad people into stone, the greedy
To the harvesters, to the arrogant and to those who sell
To foreign people the riches of the region
According to legend, María Lionza appears
Very richly dressed in a blue cloak, jewels and
Colored feathers, and she lives in Sorte Mountain
Yaracuy State