By astrolabio on Skatehive
This year, I had the opportunity to visit Isnotú and several towns in the state of Trujillo, in western Venezuela. Este año tuve la oportunidad de conocer Isnotú y algunas localidades del estado Trujillo, al occidente de Venezuela. Although Isnotú is a small town near the city of Valera—which serves as the region’s economic hub—it holds broad recognition and deep significance for Venezuelans, as it is the birthplace of Saint José Gregorio Hernández, recently canonized by the Catholic Church. Aunque Isnotú es un pequeño pueblo cercano a la ciudad de Valera, que funge como centro económico de la región, es un lugar con amplio reconocimiento y profunda significancia para el pueblo venezolano, ya que es el pueblo natal del recientemente santificado por la Iglesia católica, nuestro San José Gregorio Hernández. He is likely the most popular religious figure in Venezuelan Catholicism, having passed away in the early decades of the 20th century. After decades of widespread popular devotion, he