
Solís informed the town that she was the reincarnated goddess Coatlicue. The ever-so-crafty Hernández brothers made a spectacular show of the goddess's arrival to the village, complete with magic tricks as an introduction. When Solís arrived at Yerba Buena, she decided to take on the persona of a reincarnated Aztec goddess. Solís and her brother agreed to help the brothers and returned with them to Yerba Buena. The brothers traveled to the Mexican city of Monterrey, where they met a pro, Magdalena Solís, along with her brother-turned-pimp, Eleazar. The men decided they needed to find someone else to join in on their illusion in order to keep the peace with the villagers and to continue the hoax. The master manipulators had told the villagers that they were prophets of exiled Incan gods and in return for worship and devotion pledged to make the villagers prosperous.īut eventually, the townspeople began questioning the brothers' motives, as they had not received any of the promised treasures yet were being held in grottos to serve the brothers' sexual whims. Additionally, none of the so-called gods had shown up. The cult all started in the early 1960s when infamous siblings Santos and Cayetano Hernández, known as the Hernández brothers, took complete control of the 50 or so villagers in a small town called Yerba Buena. Continue reading to learn more about the Mexican streetwalker-turned-cult leader, Magdalena Solís. This is the true story of the High Priestess of Blood. There are tales of bizarre ceremonies including ritual human sacrifices, bloodletting, and mandatory sexual relations. In the case of the cult run by Magdalena Solís, the members weren't so much devoted followers as they were straight-up slaves for the sexual whims of the leaders and High Priestess of Blood herself. While dangerous cults seem to have always existed, it's still shocking to hear about members who have devoted themselves to a sect, only to end up being terminated by the cult itself. Over the course of several months in the early 1960s, a small Mexican village was subjected to forced sexual relations, brutality, and even the loss of lives, all at the hands of the Hernández brothers via the Solís cult. Bowie San Benito (956) 399-9992.Magdalena Solís was one of the leaders of a savage Mexican cult that was responsible for the brutal demises of at least eight people. and Jose Betancourt.įuneral services have been entrusted to the care of Henry Thomae Funeral Home, 701 N.

Pallbearers are Shane Wiengarten, Marco Arguelles, Gilbert Isaiah Montemayor, Max Galvan III, Martin Montemayor Jr. on Thursday, Jat Our Lady Queen of the Universe Catholic Church, with burial to follow at Mont Meta Memorial Park.

at Henry Thomae Funeral Home Chapel in San Benito.Ĭhurch services will be held at 10 a.m. till 9 p.m., with a rosary recited at 7 p.m. Visitation will be on Wednesday, Jfrom 9 a.m. (Sylvia), Ida de la Rosa (Hector), Maggie Galvan Cartwright and Oscar Rene Galvan (Debbie) numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is survived by her stepmother Chella Lopez sisters Irma and Isabel Lopez brother Miguel Lopez children Linda Brockway, Yolanda Dell (John), Norma Hernandez (Homer), Jose Maximo Galvan, Jr. She was preceded in death by her husband Jose Maximo Galvan brothers Jose Lopez and Ruben Lopez and grandson Johnny Dell. She was born on Jto the late Jose Macedonio and Erlinda Solis Lopez. SAN BENITO-Matilde Lopez Galvan, 85, passed away on Monday, Jat Atrium Place in Harlingen.
