In the novel, Ramon's father, Blas Salazar, shows he is a deeply religious man. Mr. Salazar told Ramon to go to the church and bring Father Gallardo and when Ramon comes back to his house with him, he says, “Here is the Pearl of Heaven…My son and I give it to you so that you may give it to the Madonna, our beloved Lady-of-the-Sea, to hold and keep forever.” This shows that he does not care if the pearl is worth so much money; he would rather give the pearl, worth a lot of money, to the church. Ramon was very religious as well but fell into the superstition of the Indians because at first, Ramon did not believe in the story of the Manta Diablo and this is supported because in the first chapter of the book, it states that, “It is strange also
