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  • Mexican Robin Hood figure gains a kind of notoriety abroad

    02/07/2008 9:23:08 PM PST · by fishhound · 17 replies · 94+ views
    Int'l Herald Tribune (NYT) ^ | Published: February 8, 2008 | Kate Murphy
    HOUSTON: Jesús Malverde has been revered for almost a century in northwestern Mexico. According to folklore, he was a Mexican Robin Hood who took from the rich and gave to the poor until he was killed by the police in 1909. Now, immigrants have brought his legend to the United States. His image, which is thought to offer protection from the law, can be found on items that include T-shirts and household cleaners. Malverde is widely considered the patron saint of drug dealers, say law enforcement officials and experts on Mexican culture. A shrine has been erected atop his grave...