| tags | character |
|---|
A curandera^[A healing woman; a (female) shaman] (believed by Deborah to be a witch)
Is the owner of The Owl
Helped deliver Maria Márez deliver her children and calls her by her maiden name (Luna)
Has a special connection to Antonio and is the only one who knows his destiny.
All her belongings are in a large blue-tin trunk
Came to the family's house to live the rest of her days (Page 12)
Is a teacher to Antonio - Teaches him names - plants - animals - trees - bushes - birds "Beauty in the time of day, and in the time of night, and that there was peace in the river and in the hills" (Page 15)
Gave Antonio medicine and comforted him to help him fall asleep (Page 25)
Fine breaking fast before communion (same as Gabriel)
The townspeople called her these things (Page 33):
| Phrase | Translation |
|---|---|
| es una mujer que no ha pecado | She is a woman who has not sinned |
| La curandera | The healer |
| Hechicera, bruja | Sorceress, witch |
yerba del manso - most endowed^[filled with the power of god] plant. Cures: - Burns - Sores - Piles - Colic in babies - Bleeding dysentary - Rheumatism
Teaches Antonio to explain to the plants why they are being removed Plants have a soul.
Describes a bunch of plants and herbs on page 40
Ultima is happy in the hills (reference to Page 15)