Don Pedro Jaramillo (-1907)
Pedrito Jaramillo, the "Healer of Los Olmos" Was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and came to live near the ranch of Los Olmos (The Elms)-- in what is now Paisano or Falfarrias, Starr County, Texas-- in 1881.
After being self-cured of a serious illness in Mexico he felt that he was commissioned by God to heal others. He became a faith healer (curandero) and was able to help thousands of people in south Texas in the late 19th century.
He asked for no payment for his cures but would sometimes accept gifts if the patient wished to give something--over the years he fed and cared for large numbers of sick people using his own resources.
He followed his calling for twenty-five years until his death in 1907.
One hundred years after his death, he is still remembered as a "Benefactor of Humanity"
That's good.
After being self-cured of a serious illness in Mexico he felt that he was commissioned by God to heal others. He became a faith healer (curandero) and was able to help thousands of people in south Texas in the late 19th century.
He asked for no payment for his cures but would sometimes accept gifts if the patient wished to give something--over the years he fed and cared for large numbers of sick people using his own resources.
He followed his calling for twenty-five years until his death in 1907.
One hundred years after his death, he is still remembered as a "Benefactor of Humanity"
That's good.
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