The most significant icon in the culture of El Hatillo is Santa
Rosalía de Palermo. The church adjacent to the plaza in the center block of El
Hatillo Town is named after this saint, and the only parish in the municipality
also carries her name. The community is largely Catholic; local shops carry
many religious handcrafted products, and the municipality is the site of the Santa
Rosa de Lima Seminary, formerly San José Seminary. In El Hatillo—and throughout
Venezuela— images of Jesus and Mary are part of the art and culture.
Don Baltasar de León and his wife, Ana Francisca, are
