Don Pedrito.
I read about Don Pedrito some years ago in a little booklet I found by accident in a public library. He was a a simple and humble Mexican Indian who lived in Texas more than a century ago who is still remembered for his ability to cure the sick--often using such common "medicines" as water.
He would accept no payment for his cures.
He seems quite a saintly character and, though I don't know much about him, he is one of my very favorite people.
Below is a line from a Wikipedia citation about him.
"Don Pedro Jaramillo, is a curandero, or faith healer from the Mexico-Texas region. He is known as the healer of Los Olmos and "el mero jefe" (English: the real chief) of the curanderos."
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