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[[File:Don Pedro Jaramillo.jpg|300px|thumb|Don Pedro Jaramillo depicted as the nine of pentacles in the [[Magicians, Martyrs, and Madmen Tarot]]]] | [[File:Don Pedro Jaramillo.jpg|300px|thumb|Don Pedro Jaramillo depicted as the nine of pentacles in the [[Magicians, Martyrs, and Madmen Tarot]]]] | ||
'''Don Pedro Jaramillo''', was a curandero (traditional shaman) and [[saint|folk saint]] from the South Texas Valley region. He was known as "the healer of Los Olmos Creek" and "el mero jefe" (English: the real chief) of the curanderos. | '''Don Pedro Jaramillo''', was a curandero (traditional [[shaman]]) and [[saint|folk saint]] from the South Texas Valley region. He was known as "the healer of Los Olmos Creek" and "el mero jefe" (English: the real chief) of the curanderos. At the height of his career, families from as far away as New York City would travel to seek help from Jaramillo. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Jaramillo was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico to Purépecha Indigenous parents. The Purépecha are commonly known as the Tarasco indigenous people of Mexico. | Jaramillo was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico to Purépecha Indigenous parents. The Purépecha are commonly known as the Tarasco indigenous people of Mexico. He first came to notice when he arrived at the Los Olmos ranch near Falfurrias, Texas, announced he was a curandero, and began treating the Mexican families in the region. | ||
Jaramillo's story as a curandero begins when he was suffering from a nose ailment and as a cure, daubed his nose with mud at the edge of a pool. Three days of this self-prescribed treatment cured the ailment; however, it left Jaramillo with an identifying scar on his nose. On the third night of this treatment, Jaramillo believed he heard a voice telling him God had given him the power to heal. Testing such power, he prescribed a tepid bath to his master which was said to heal his ailment. | Jaramillo's story as a curandero begins when he was suffering from a nose ailment and as a cure, daubed his nose with mud at the edge of a pool. Three days of this self-prescribed treatment cured the ailment; however, it left Jaramillo with an identifying scar on his nose. On the third night of this treatment, Jaramillo believed he heard a voice telling him God had given him the power to heal. Testing such power, he prescribed a tepid bath to his master which was said to heal his ailment. | ||
The first accounts of his cures and powers were collected and printed in 1934 in Spanish; they were later in 1951 translated to English. Don Pedro is not only noted for his healing, but also his generosity. In Alice, Texas, it was recorded that he would sometimes buy $500 worth of goods at a time, simply to feed the poor. On his travels, Don Pedro was accompanied by a friend, Teofilo Barraza. Because of Don Pedro's popularity, large groups of people would camp at Los Olmos Creek awaiting his return from a curing trip. | The first accounts of his cures and powers were collected and printed in 1934 in Spanish; they were later in 1951 translated to English. Don Pedro is not only noted for his healing, but also his generosity. In Alice, Texas, it was recorded that he would sometimes buy $500 worth of goods at a time, simply to feed the poor. On his travels, Don Pedro was accompanied by a friend, Teofilo Barraza. Because of Don Pedro's popularity, large groups of people would camp at Los Olmos Creek awaiting his return from a curing trip. | ||
Don Pedro Jaramillo died in modern-day Brooks County, Texas on July 3, 1907. | |||
==Abilities== | ==Abilities== | ||
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Water has also been identified as a central theme in Jaramillo's cures, often requiring the ailing person to drink water for a specified length of time or bathing in water a certain number of days. The top cures he prescribed all involved water and bathing. | Water has also been identified as a central theme in Jaramillo's cures, often requiring the ailing person to drink water for a specified length of time or bathing in water a certain number of days. The top cures he prescribed all involved water and bathing. | ||
Some of the tales portray Pedro Jaramillo as [[clairvoyant]]. He would know inherently if someone was lying about an illness or ailment. | Some of the tales portray Pedro Jaramillo as [[clairvoyance|clairvoyant]]. He would know inherently if someone was lying about an illness or ailment. | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||