Word: sanchez
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Altar. Last fortnight Sanchez hid himself in the church which houses the Virgin's shrine. Trembling in the darkness, he waited until midnight, then began to climb the altar. Several candelabra, he testified, fell near him "without anybody having touched them...
...strange blend of Christian religion and primitive superstition Angel Sanchez had conceived a powerful devotion for the miracle-working Virgin of El Quinche. A dark, fanatical-looking mestizo, Sanchez even wore a medal of the Virgin pinned through the flesh of his breast. But last week he was locked up ia a Quito jail, charged with stealing the jewels from the highland village shrine where he had worshiped...
...Sanchez' explanation was as muddled as his faith. When out of work a few years ago, he had prayed to the Virgin for assistance, and landed a fine job with a U.S. radio crew on the Galapagos Islands. After the yanquis left, hard times came back. He called on the Virgin to help him win the national lottery, but no such miracle took place. Said Sanchez: "From that day I felt in my heart hate and vengeance for the Virgin." He determined to steal the wooden image, and burn...
From behind church and cactus rushed 600 screaming men & women armed with clubs and stones. They surrounded the riders, grabbed the soldiers' rifles. Sanchez was beaten into unconsciousness; Proctor fought his way out and dashed towards a wooded area with a mob at his heels. The soldiers escaped to give the alarm...
Three hours later, Sanchez was carried into Toluca hospital. Government police fanned out over the hills looking for Proctor. Only after getting tough with the farmers were they led to a mountain grave. There they found the battered body of Roberto Proctor. He was the ninth official (and second American) to die at the hands of superstitious Mexican farmers fearful that anti-aftosa teams came to do them harm instead of good...