Muerte don pedrito jaramillo biography

Growing up in South Texas I encountered all sorts of folk legends, but the story of Don Pedro Jaramillo is in a league of its own.

Muerte don pedrito jaramillo biography

Understand, I grew up in a predominately Hispanic ranching community. Folklore about brujas (witches) and curanderos (medicine men) abounded. -But Don Pedro Jaramillo's legacy endures.

First, so strong is his memory in South Texas, that the Texas State Historical Survey Committee has erected an official Texas Historical Marker in his honor in Falfurrias, Texas.

His marker was the first to be written in both English and Spanish in Texas.

He is also a presence in Downtown Falfurrias, Texas where a mural honors him. But who is this "folk saint" who still inspires followers more than years after his death?

First, it is important to understand the heritage of the curandero (folk healer) in Hispanic history and culture.

A curandero can treat the negative consequences of encounters a person has had with a duende (a "sp