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Mariquita Robledo enjoyed hitting the kids with her stick when they made noise. But one day she ran into a stubborn boy who respond her with throwing a stone at her and hitting her in the head. Mariquita thanks the Virgin of Guadalupe for her recovery and promises to be kinder.

Retablo by Gonzalo Hernández

— tagged with Virgin of Guadalupe and accident, children, old people, violence — # Bernabe Gonzalez used to beat his wife. But one day she had enough of it, so while her husband was sleeping, she tied him to the bed with the belt and gave him a lesson. Bernabe got so scared that he promised to St. Pancras to not be violent with his wife.

Pachuca, 1935


— tagged with Saint Pancras and bed, husbands and wives, violence and Pachuca — # 1914, in Chiautempan, my buddy caught me on the mat with his wife. He started to shoot at us. I give infinite thanks to Saint Pancras because bullets didn’t hit me. She took them all.


— tagged with Saint Pancras and husbands and wives, infidelity, shooting, violence and Santa Ana Chiautempan — # One night my wife who was on the sixth month of pregnancy stabbed me few times after having found out that I had been cheating on her with my friend Teresa. I give thousand thanks to Saint Gerard Mayela, the patron of the maternity, for helping me to survive this tragedy.

Your devoted Marcial A. D.
October 1, 2015

Retablo by Unknown artist #53

— tagged with Saint Gerard Mayela and husbands and wives, infidelity, pregnancy, stabbing, violence — # Forgive me, God, for lacking respect for my father. When I came home on drugs, I tried to beat him, but realized what I was doing and stopped myself. I understood my mistake and I swear to not take drugs anymore. I follow his advice, and he forgot me and helped me to get out of this terrible sin.

Paco, Barrio Norte, 10 May 2000

Retablo by Unknown artist #7

— tagged with God and drugs, parents and children, violence and Mexico City — # Elena M. and Juana R. were arguing in public baths over a man, and they ended up grabbing each other by the topknots. They bring this retablo to Saint Pancras thanking him for they didn’t hurt themselves very much and only made fools of themselves. Now they are friends again.


— tagged with Saint Pancras and bathhouse, fight, friendship, hair, tits, violence — # Francisco Robledo received bullets from a tenant when he arrived to collect his rent. He thanks Saint Francis because he only got a scratch on his hand and that lunatic has been arrested.


— tagged with Saint Francis of Assisi and shooting, violence — # Evaristo Martinez got a bullet in his buttock for not paying his gambling debts. He thanks the Lord of the Wonders for his recovery and promises to not gamble anymore.


— tagged with Lord of the Wonders and debts, gambling, shooting, violence — # When the young Alejandro Jimenes’ father came home drunk, he used to hang the boy naked and spanked him with the belt. Alejandro thanks the Holy Child of Atocha for the neighbors denounced about it, and now he is safe.


— tagged with Holy Child of Atocha and children, drunkenness, neighbors, parents and children, spanking, violence — # The barber Ernesto Carrasco was attacked in his own shop. He was defending himself and stabbed the attacked with the scissors. Ernesto thanks Saint Elias because they didn’t do anything to him for that and the attacker was arrested.


— tagged with Saint Elias and hairdressers, scissors, violence — # I bring this retablo to the Lord of Chalma for the miracle that my boyfriend stopped drinking and fighting, to my relief and happiness.

Retablo by Flor Palomares

— tagged with Lord of Chalma and drunkenness, violence — # Teresa Guzman was very gossipy. One day her neighbor couldn’t take it any more, she grabbed her hair and gave her what she deserved. Teresa promises to Saint Raymond to amend herself in order to avoid such complications in future.


— tagged with Saint Raymond Nonnatus and gossip, neighbors, violence — # Being under the influence of drugs, El Pancho took out his pistol and shot El Abel. Seeing him in danger of dying, we entrusted him to the Lord of Chalma, and he saved his life.

Barrio Norte, Mexico City
May 1, 2000

Retablo by Luis Vilchis

— tagged with Lord of Chalma and drugs, pistol, shooting, violence, weapons and Mexico City — #