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A few centuries ago, a fisherman by the name of Francisco went fishing just off the shores of Malesso,
a village on the southern part of Guahan. Francisco wore his usual fishing clothes, a pair of shorts and a shirt
rolled at the sleeves. He carried with him a talaya. Just as Francisco was about to cast his talaya, he
noticed a shimmering pair of lights in the water. This surprised him. As he continued to watch the lights, it started to rise
above the water. Francisco couldn't believe his eyes. The pair of lights that he saw were two lit candles on top of a giant
crab. The crab was also carrying a statue of a beautiful woman. In all the excitement, Francisco started to walk toward the
crab, but every step he took toward it, it moved further away. Greatly disappointed Francisco had given up and headed back
for the shore. When all of a sudden the giant crab began to speak to him. It told him that he should go home and get fully
dressed then he would be able to take the statue.
Francisco hurried home and in no time was back by the shore. The golden crab with the statue and two burning
candles reappeared. Francisco then reached down and picked up the statue from the back of the crab. As he turned and looked
to see if the crab was still there, it had disappeared.
Francisco had taken it to the village priest where he had placed it on the altar of the church in Malesso.
She then was moved and put in Hagat-na, the capital of Guahan, where she could watch over the whole entire island.
To this day, the statue of Santa Maria Del Kamalen can still be seen in the Cathedral.
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