The Fierce Goddess of the Caribbean

"Listen to the MUSNT’TS, child,
Listen to the DON’TS
Listen to the SHOULDN’TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON’TS
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then listen close to me—
Anything can happen, child,
ANYTHING can be."

- Shel Silverstein

Who was Sisel Nereida Gustavo?
She was the daughter of one of the richest men in the Caribbean.
She was the devoted Catholic student of the Academy of the Virgin Mary.
She was the child of a time of respectable young ladies.

Who was Ignacio Nahuel Matias?
He was the son of a poor Indian fisherman and a mulatta gypsy.
He was the devoted apprentice of the butcher Esteban de la Cruz.
He was the love child of married strangers.