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
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