K'iche' Maya Oral History Project
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Description
The narrator talks about how diviners/day keepers who found a saint in a mountain near the town of San Antonio Sija built a church for the saint. People from all over used to arrive at the church in San Antonio to ask favors from the miraculous saint.
Publication Date
1-1-1968
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico
Keywords
San Antonio; diviners; religion
Recommended Citation
Mondloch, James; Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x; and Diego Guarchaj. "Oral History #034: The Origin of San Antonio on Sija." (1968). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_kichemaya/123
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