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Spiritists versus spirit-mongers: Julia Vázquez and the struggle for progress in 1920s Puerto Rico

In 1922 thousands found their way to a barrio in San Lorenzo, where Julia Vázquez, better known as La Samaritana, dispensed magnetized water and healed the sick. Vázquez¿s ascent was cause for a heated polemic regarding the state of Puerto Rican culture. Spiritist leadersclaimed Vázquez as an agent...

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Publicado en:Centro Journal
Autor Principal: Reinaldo L. Román
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: The City University of New York 2002
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