I thank Saint Barbara for making my dream came true after so many years. Now I have a house. Also I bought a car. But the most important it’s my beautiful wife. For all that, I thank with the retablo.

Arturo Ramirez

I dedicate this retablo to Saint Barbara for protecting me while I was surfing for the first time in the middle of a huge wave.

My son was enchanted by a mermaid. Since he was young, he didn’t realize all the danger. He was always in hurry to swim to her and didn’t listen my advices. So I entrusted him to Saint Barbara. The Saint made him realize what he was doing, so he came back to reality. He left the mermaid [...]

Dorotea Armendarez went to swim in the sea. She was swimming underwater when dozens of crabs pinched her body. She couldn’t free herself from these damned animals. She thanks Saint Barbara for helping her to come to the surface where she finally got rid of the crabs. She offers this retablo thanking for her saving.

At the day of the Mariana’s wedding her fiancé didn’t come to the church, because he decided no to get married. Furious, she ran to the cape and threw herself into the sea. However, after the contact with the water, she came to her senses and she didn’t want to die anymore. But her dress got wet and heavy. It was difficult to go up, and St. Barbara came to help her. A current took Mariana and brought her up to the surface. She managed to get to the beach. She thanks for this miracle and promises not to do stupid things again, because no man is worth it.

My son Ramon is a good swimmer. One day we swam underwater and he got entangled in the seaweed. I thank Saint Barbara because she made me look back so I saw him entangled. I managed to save him in time so we didn’t drown. I offer this retablo thanking for the miracle.

After few years of marriage my husband was taken by the sea. He left me alone with our little boy whom I had to feed. I didn’t know a lot about fishing, but I took the boat and the net and went to the sea. I asked St. Barbara for help, and she decided to help me. My net was filled with fish. So, without great effort, I managed to have a good yield. In that way I was able to collect enough money to open a fish shop at the town market.