The legends of Quito

Quito is a city that have a quite history and traditions one of they, are the legends as the other
countries Quito have stories very amazing’s some are very terrifying others are very Incredibles,
but we are going to summarizer 2 legends.

The legend of cantuña

This legend begins when a man named cantuña did a contract to build the San Francisco church in
a very very few time and if him did not complete to build this church, he would go to hail, and he
could die.

He was desperate and worried so he decided go to walk in the night, while him was walking a
voice called him from a dark place, him was scared buy him walked to the place where he had
heard the voice when a man looking wealthy and mysteriously appeared in front of him and said

-good night good friend, Cantuña said- goo...od ni…ight, this mystery man said – don’t have afraid I
want help you I had heard that you have a seriously problem and you could die.

Cantuña said – how you know? This mystery man said – details details no matter, u have
treatment for you, Cantuña said – what kind of treatment? The mystery man said – simple. I will
built this church in return for your soul.

At the time Cantuña understood that the mystery man was the devil but him was desperate and
didn’t have other option and Him said – OK, I accept, the devil said- perfect perfect you are very
intelligent I finished the church before 3 am and your soul will be mine, at the moment a millions
demons appeared and they began to build the church. The demons were about to end the church
near to 3 am nut something happened, was missing a stone the demons searched this stone but
with the song of the rooster, and the devil very angry said – you have saved by stone, and him
disappeared thus Cantuña saved his soul

The legend of CAJA RONCA

This story tell about a procession make to demons when wore a soul to hell, the legend tell that if
a person has been very bad the demon same leads in body and soul.

This happened long time ago a Mrs. Martha was a very ambitious and had killed her husband for
inheritance the money and marry another man who has more money, when her remarried she ill
seriously and die her husband of the time also died mysteriously like it, as were people wealthy
they did a ceremony in the church of the town almost all the people of the town went, to make a
woman named Josefina that was very curious an her had heard that Mrs. Martha was very bad
and the demon would do for the soul of Mrs. Martha, Mrs. Josefina was thinking if it would be true
wasn’t to wake and stay awake to see if it was true. were 11:50 pm and much of people was
starting to go at home when to get there 12 pm all candles the street and church was extinguished
leaving all very dark, past few minutes a man again turn on candles but something had happened
the coffin of Mrs. Martha was empty while in another coffin the body of her husband remained
there all people were scared while in the house of Mrs. Josefina her was in the window observed
in case the demon appeared but to go out candles was unable to look around until suddenly
candles the street were lit again and saw a caravan of people hooded, these were loading a box
huge of which came out flames and in which was Mrs. Martha crying and asking forgiveness but
none went in her help, the hooded started to walking and wise Mrs. Josefina to be directed to hell,
before she stay away from the window a shadow leave a note on the window saying “soon you
will be your who this in the box and go to hell”