Description Jesús Malverde (1870 – 1909) is commonly referred to as the “generous bandit”, “angel of the poor”, or the “narco-saint”. He was a Mexican Bandit and folklore hero in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Since his supposed death, he has earned a Robin Hood-type image, making him popular among Sinaloa’s poor highland residents. His bones were said to have been unofficially buried by local people, who threw stones onto them, creating a cairn. Throwing a stone onto the bones was thus a sign of respect. Giving the person the right to make a petition to his spirit. His earliest alleged miracles involved the return of lost or stolen property. His shrine is in Culiacán, capital of Sinaloa. Every year on the anniversary of his death, a large party is held at Malverde’s shrine. The original shrine was built over in the 1970s, amid much controversy. A new shrine was built on nearby land. The original location became a parking lot, but has since been revived as an unofficial shrine, and has a cairn and offerings. The outlaw image has caused him to be adopted as the “patron saint” of the region’s illegal drug trade. However, his intercession is also sought by those with troubles of various kinds, and a number of supposed miracles have been locally attributed to him, including personal healings and blessings. These bracelets are from Mexico & were ritually consecrated by a Brujeria Practitioner that I meet up with when I am in Arizona
