Don Pedro Jaramillo
Don Pedro Jaramillo | |
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Don Pedro Jaramillo, curandero faith healer from South Texas | |
| El Mero Jefe, Healer of Los Olmos, Curandero, Healer | |
| Born | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Died | 1907 Starr County, Texas |
| Venerated in | Folk Catholicism |
| Patronage | Cures, good health, fortune, healing, protection from diseases |
Don Pedro Jaramillo was a curandero and 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.