El Tiradito

The El Tiradito Shrine is located in a South Tucson barrio neighborhood. People come from all over the southwest to visit this shrine which is said to provide magical powers, they ask for help and pray for many things.

The original story about this shrine, which took place in the 1800s, has been rumored to be a love triangle between a Hispanic woman who left her husband, to be with the man she truly loved. Supposedly the angry husband murdered his wifes lover. The Catholic Church would not allow the man to be buried in the Catholic cemetery because he was a sinner. The "Castaway" was supposedly buried on this site and his lover would go to weep by his graveside. It is said when the monsoon rain storms come to Tucson you can hear her cries at this shrine.

This "Wishing Shrine" is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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Comments: El Tiradito is a very interesting and unique place. I was just there recently and I lit a candle, I went back the next day to see if my candle had burned through the night (like the tale goes) it had but my mother's candle was on top of the wall. Its hard to understand how its possible that somebody would take the time to place the candle on the wall. The wall is about 20 feet high. It was just an odd experience... We put special marking on our candles so we would know which candles belonged to us. I really wish i knew what this ment or why somebody would take the time to place our specific candle on top of the wall. There are over 100 other candles they could have chosen from. There are a few other candles already on top of the wall. But why are they there? It was a unique and unexpected trip, to EL Tiradito. I definetly reccomend it. If anybody has any information about the candles placed on top of the wall you can email me at deanneramirez22@yahoo.com

Reviewed By: Deanne, 02/01/2007 09:22:17 AM