Teresa Urrea Linda Regnier Questionable People: Inventing Modern Jewish

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Teresa Urrea Linda Regnier Questionable People: Inventing Modern JewishSometimes called the Mexican Joan of Arc, Teresa Urrea was a renowned folk saint and religious healer in northern Mexico and the US borderlands in the 1890s. Though she was never canonized, many believed that she possessed miraculous powers and thousands of pilgrims sought out her cures and divine intervention. Her nickname, "Santa de Cabora," became a rallying cry in pre revolutionary uprisings, prompting the Mexican government to arrest and deport