The story of the Virgin of Coromoto Patroness of Venezuela, she is closely Linked to the Cacique of the same name, leader From the Cospes tribe, who took refuge In the mountains north of Guanare when This city was founded in 1591. Refused to Being colonized, the indigenous only accepted Evangelization after the appearance of a Beautiful Lady, before Cacique Coromoto and his wife Those whom she requested will be baptized. When she was All ready to receive the sacrament, the rebel leader Indian fled. Oral tradition tells that the Virgin of Coromoto appeared again before him in his own Hut. When the native wanted to grab her, the beautiful Her figure disappeared, leaving an image of her in her hand This relic rests today, 369 years after Her apparition, in the National Shrine of Our Lady From Coromoto, where it remains embedded in the pedestal Be an image of wood. When Guanare was founded in 1591, the Cospes fled north, towards the mountains Making it difficult to evangelize. Years later, when They crossed a stream of water, the Cacique Coromoto The leader and his wife saw a woman of incomparable beauty That she held in her arms a radiant and precious child She walked on the crystalline waters and in her language she told them Go to the whites' house and ask them to pour the water for you In the head to be able to go to heaven. Impressed by the beautiful Lady, the Cacique related what happened to a Spaniard named Juan Sánchez, with whom he agreed that the indigenous population be Evangelized and baptized. The months passed and the lady She kept appearing in the ravine, but they could only See the little ones. Initiated the baptism of the natives Coromoto decides to escape before receiving the sacrament He missed the jungle and his domains. On September 8 1652 the Virgin of Coromoto appeared again in her own Chief's hut. It was the first time the image visited A family, since his wife, sister-in-law and nephew were present Rays of light emanated from his entire being so powerful that According to one of the indigenous women, they were like those of the Sun of the Half a day, but they did not dazzle or tire the eyes The Cacique recognized the same beautiful lady that he had seen On the waters of the placid stream of its mountains Whose memory he had never been able to erase from her memory. Superb And full of impotence, the Coromoto tried to attack the beautiful Lady with her bow and arrow, but she got even closer He then tried to grab her and she disappeared Trembling, the Indian told the women: Here I have it Fuck. These, deeply impressed and Moved, they wanted to see her. When you open your hand They recognized the image of the beautiful woman, who she gave off A great glow. It was a small stamp Parchment, 2. 5 centimeters high and two centimeters Wide. In it was observed who she would be known Later, as the Virgin of Coromoto The Cacique wrapped the image in a sheet and hid it In the thatch of the roof of his house. His nephew ran to Notify Juan Sánchez, who went to the hut to pick up The precious relic Seeing her he felt deep emotion For he recognized in her the Virgin with the Child Jesus On the lap. Full of admiration and devotion the Spanish He told the village priest what had happened. However the Religious did not believe the story, so Sánchez She went to his house and placed the Holy Relic on an altar Legend has it that the Cacique fled into the jungle and, at Being bitten by a poisonous snake, he began to Ask for baptism. He received it from a passing Barinese For the place. Some say that Coromoto died there Baptized with the name of Guardian Angel, others who He became an apostle and asked the Cospes people to They will accept the Holy Sacrament and, as a consequence From this, the indigenous people formed a community Very fervent faithful