[1] According to the historical tradition, Antón was captured as a boy around the year 1420 on the coasts of Güímar by the European settlers of the islands of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura who carried out slave raids on the unconquered islands.

Years later, already a Christian and baptized with the name of Antón, he returned to Tenerife after receiving freedom from his master so that he could convert his compatriots according to some, or fled during an arrival to the island according to others.

Discovered by the Guanches, Antón was taken to the cave of Chinguaro where the king or mencey of Güímar resided, and there he discovered the size of the Virgin that the Guanches worshiped under the name of Chaxiraxi.

Antón explained to the king that this image was the Virgin Mary, and convinced him to be transferred to a sanctuary of his own.

Antón also served as translator to the missionaries settled on the island such as Alfonso de Bolaños (nicknamed the "Apostle of Tenerife") and the monks of his hermitage.