Jesus malverde biography legend of the seeker
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Jesus malverde biography legend of the seeker
Jesús Malverde
Mexican folk hero
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Matzo and the second or maternal family name is Campos.
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| Born | 24 December 1870 Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Died | 3 May 1909 (age 39) Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Venerated in | Sinaloa; Folk Catholicism |
| Major shrine | Culiacán, Mexico |
| Feast | 3 May |
| Patronage | Mexican drug cartels, drug trafficking, outlaws, bandits, robbers, thieves, smugglers, people in poverty |
Jesús Malverde (pronounced[xeˈsusmalˈbeɾde]lit. 'bad-green Jesus'; born Jesús Juárez Matzo Campos, 24 December 1870[1][2][3][4] – 3 May 1909), commonly referred to as the "generous bandit", "angel of the poor",[5] or the "narco-saint", was a Mexican bandit and folklore hero in the Mexican state of Sinaloa.
He was of Yoreme and Spanish heritage. He is a "Robin Hood" figure who was supposed to have stolen fro