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Guilty or innocent? Santiago was never given that question he was automatically seen guilty and lost his life because of that. Where is the proof Santiago deflowered Angela? It was stated no one ever seen Santiago and Angela together. So if the town thought deeper and didn’t just assume things a man’s life could have been saved.
The reason the town can automatically assume that Santiago is guilty is because they felt as if he was following in his father’s footsteps because he had taken Divina Flor’s virginity who is also Angela’s mother. On page 21 Divina Flor states that "He grabbed my whole pussy," "It was what he always did when he caught me alone in some corner of the house ...", so it also made it seem like he was capable of deflowering

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