Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-01-20
.SAINTED GIRL, AN
EXILE, IS DEAD
Santa Teresa, Possessed Of
Mystic Power, Ranlshed
from Mexico.
HEALER Of the AFFLICTED

Santa Teresa. once saluiod By the
people % her native town, CatoFa. in
the state OF sonora. Noxico. and iairr
hanished FROM Mexico hF auperaitiaua
officers who believed thai she posseun-
ga superhuman power ANA was ra-
sponaiblo for an attempt 10 inciio a
fctolntion. died IN exile in Clifton.
A, Arizona last Saturday
With the death of santa Tsrcan. nr
the Saint 81 Cauufa. a. she vas knoNn
in Mexico. passOa one of the mort
wonderful characters uf .he paai fan-
Grafton.
a fea years ago ln the little Pueblo
of Cnnuru, ln the hills uf SONORA, Mpy
fec. Teresa rrroa. plain. faced Ncri-
can girl pf luWly pnfpniaFn and about
lt years of axe began 90 attract che
attention ui her people by hnr ellcrod
wonderful healing poWHrs. She clam
90 that she was endowed with power
10 heal the sick and affiliated ana wont
about among che pucr people uf her
town demonstrating her power "a
was claimed TINT she accomplished
some wonderful curta IN the caHoH
nf people supposed 10 81 .ncnrnblp a..
Elected and wrought such Rpparant
wonders IN this .lne that her native
people made her a saint and ffSm thai
iima au she was aHeftiOnateiy hnDwn
a. Santa Teresa
During ne time thoi ss6 vas "a
lrofting sd much aitenii,n royoIniinn-
iata we're az work trying 10 incllo un
inhurrectlOn iu sonora. Santa Teresa
was accused b. the ohlcinls Of tha
state ~ being the controlling lnnn-
oncC that was stirring up the revoln-
iiun aud threats Of hanlshlnr her we're
freely made. Tho sainied glri PRO
iosted her innocence ~ any n0nnec-
ton with the revolution and she
found q few champions among inau-
entail citizens of MeNiec. some ~
them public 0mCiula Amuug thern
Was i.auro Aaulrte. " f.i paaO. then
captain ln ihe McAicap army. HAN
inhmeni was thc punishment metet
ont hy ihe government Of the rtnir
Of sonora fu Captain Agulrre far biz
defense Df the saint oi Cnhora, and
ho came 90 Ei paHo whore BE- has
since edited q spanish paper known
~ Ia kclurnia Social
SANTA Tcrnaa was also hnniahod ana
N the year 1888 visited Ei pasa. where
her FAME a. y divine healer had pru.
M "N' ""N NN iN n NlNNf NfiNL
h ih naouihe9eatetu par 81 thsf city
ana the Mexican people nockod tn aen
her ih great numbers The Mind. tbo
lanie mo hal. the afflicted la eVepr
FORM cfpWdrd around her tent 10 ~.
reitc the healing touch Of her ailrrof
difinoif appointed hand There ave
mauy MoNioana in Hi paao f1day who.
believe thai Santa Teresa was realty
pnaaeaHod uf SOME KIND of hoallnr
pnNof aud claim that Hhn wruurkf
cures that we're nothing short sf
miraculous
She remained la ll Pafo for nhuni
month and finally left going Id
AFiepna Her friends ,u the Pass City
cihlmnd ihai TIE reason she ,nff M
fhRQ WAS That she vas being ani1il
ulpn hy spies of tho Mexican eovarn-
moni and that she hecamo afraid that
keinH eo near the border. ahc mirht
o. hiaHaped and taken back to Men
leo
Since chat time she has spent her
iifo in eNlle in ArIgnnh where ahu
was treated eiih ihe efeairm kiud
ness a. Cl'nou ahe found a eood
home end there she paascd away last
Saturday
she ia remembered hY hundreds ~
people in al pAen and southern New
Noklco and among lho Moxlcana eA-
lHcinily. iho news pf l0f demlar uiu
he received with much a1rruN