▁which ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 3 0 ▁August ; ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁asked ▁for ▁help ▁to ▁Santo ▁Crist o ▁of ▁the ▁C athedral ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Vir gen ▁del ▁Soc or ro ▁who ▁were ▁sw orn ▁pat rons ▁of ▁the ▁Vol can ▁de ▁Fu ego . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁August ▁a ▁Vir gen ▁del ▁Ros ario ▁process ion ▁took ▁to ▁the ▁streets ▁after ▁a ▁century ▁without ▁leaving ▁her ▁temple , ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁more ▁holy ▁process ions ▁until ▁ 2 9 ▁September , ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁San ▁Miguel . ▁Early ▁afternoon ▁earth qu akes ▁were ▁minor , ▁but ▁at ▁about ▁ 7 : 0 0   pm ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁earth qu ake ▁that ▁forced ▁residents ▁to ▁leave ▁their ▁homes ; ▁trem ors ▁and ▁rum bl ings ▁followed ▁until ▁four ▁o ' clock . ▁The ▁neighb ors ▁took ▁to ▁the ▁streets ▁and ▁loud ly ▁conf essed ▁their ▁s ins , ▁b rac ing ▁for ▁the ▁worst . ▁ ▁The ▁San ▁Miguel ▁earth qu ake ▁dam aged ▁the ▁city ▁consider ably , ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁that ▁some ▁rooms ▁and ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Palace ▁were ▁destroyed . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁partial ▁abandon ment ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁food ▁short ages , ▁lack ▁of ▁man power ▁and ▁extensive ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁infrastr ucture ; ▁not ▁to ▁mention ▁numerous ▁dead ▁and ▁injured . ▁These ▁earth qu akes ▁made ▁the ▁authorities ▁consider ▁moving ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁city ▁less ▁pr one ▁to ▁se ism ic ▁activity . ▁City ▁residents ▁strongly ▁opposed