Brujas De Mextepec, 24 Leyendas Contadas Por Suscriptores Historias De Terror - REDE

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Note by author Ramiro Contreras. On
the 15th of September, the canal received

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the first compilation of Mexican legends.
In that video are the five legends that,

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par excellence, are the most famous
in Mexico. After that, more

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compilations of legends have been going up, including some of the ones requested in

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the comments counting the legends of the
compilations totaling seventy- four legends, among

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which there is at least one legend
from each federative entity of Mexico. With

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the intention of completing the hundred legends, we have prepared this mega compilation,

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which includes twenty- six legends all
and each of them were left in the

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comments at some point. Between the
fifteenth of September of the two thousand twenty

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- two and the twenty- sixth
of January of the twenty- four thousand.

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What they' re going to hear
is not stories. What' s

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here are those that tell a legend. So we just started the Mextepec witches.

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My name is Marco and I'
ve been living in Toluca since I

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was born. Today I' m
going to tell you something not about Toluca,

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but about a nearby place called San
Luis Mextepec. This place has been

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known for a long time because it
is said that there are witches that people

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there call the Devil’ s brides. People believe that these witches can remove

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parts of their body to become animals, especially guajolotes. Blacks. They also

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think that witches love babies who are
not baptized to stay young and strong because

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they believe that children give them power
to protect themselves from witches. People have

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a number of tricks. One is
to put open scissors under the baby'

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s crib or hang a mirror on
the top, where they sleep they say

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that if a witch sees herself in
the mirror she gets scared when she sees

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it ugly she is and goes away. Others wear garlic necklaces or pray to

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St Michael the Archangel to keep the
witches away. The witches of San Luis

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Mextepec are known to appear as fireballs
in the nearby hills in a place called

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the molcajete. Sometimes they are seen
flying in a group around the hill.

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And the craziest thing is that this
place is very close to the city of

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Toluca. The people there call St
Louis Mextepec. The witches' village for

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many stories, like that of the
witch' s sucker. Years ago,

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some children nursed without life and everyone
thought it was the work of witches entering

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houses transformed into animals like cats or
pigs to hurt them. These witches have

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a special place where they prepare their
spells, which they call the smoke kitchen

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there and light a large fire with
very special woods. They say they cover

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themselves in the smoke of this fire
so they can take off their arms or

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legs and become animals. Then they
go out for a walk at night.

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Some of these witches can also make
a whole family sleep deep, using their

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power to stop them. While they' re looking for their victim. Babies

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less than a year old. They
believe that children of this age give them

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more strength and youth. One night, a man went to visit his daughter

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and found something very strange. The
door was closed and he did not answer,

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but he heard his grandson cry.
Along with the neighbors, they broke

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the door and came in and saw
a guajolote that was quickly lost in the

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night. The most alarming part of
all this was when they realized that the

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child’ s parents had not heard
anything strange that night. The next day

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they found the one or a dead
child in the community. His body had

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no wounds, but it was covered
with a sticky substance, especially in the

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nose and mouth. He was very
pale, as if all his blood had

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been taken from him. The place
where the child was found had puddles of

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blood everywhere, suggesting that the witch
had vomited the blood she could not keep

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in her body. The sticky substance
in the child was a mystery. No

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one knew what it was about.
It is said that these witches lived in

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a place called Tekahik, which is
near crosses in a park. One day,

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some men who were traveling with animals
to carry things stayed to sleep in

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the house of these witches. At
night they saw something very strange. The

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women took off their arms, legs
and eyes and put them in a bowl

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of water. Then they put on
a cream and suddenly they could fly very

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quickly becoming guajolotes neg These men took
the parts of the witches' body and

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burned them in Toluca trying to forget
what they had seen. There' s

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another part of the story that says
that the cream witches use to fly is

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made of child fat mixed with plants. This story is still being told.

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I know that people are afraid and
curious about these things that can' t

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be explained. Now I' m
going to tell you something that happened to

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me in that place. On Saturday
afternoon, I decided to visit a friend

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in San Luis Mextepec, a place
famous for his witch stories. I always

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thought those stories were mere fictions,
but what I experienced there changed my perspective

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completely. That day, my friend
had to go out for some business,

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leaving me alone at home to take
advantage of the time, I chose to

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explore the town. As I walked
I noticed the curious gazes of the inhabitants.

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With the fall of the afternoon,
a thick fog began to cover the

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place, something quite unusual for the
hour. I tried to go back to

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my friend' s house, but
I realized that I had missed out on

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my quest to find my way back. A soft music caught my attention and

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led me to a square. There, a group of women dressed in white

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performed a dance around a campfire.
His movement was slow and seemed to have

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a specific purpose. Just when I
was about to leave. One of them

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stared at me. His eyes were
of a deep black and I felt as

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if an invisible force prevented me from
moving I tried to scream, but it

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was useless, since no sound came
out of my mouth. It was only

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when this woman came a little closer
that I managed to regain control of my

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body and ran away. I don' t know how, but I managed

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to find my way back to my
friend' s house. As I looked

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so pale and agitated, my friend
worried and told him what had happened,

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hoping he would tell me that he
had only been part of a joke.

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However, his reaction was of complete
seriousness. He explained that what he had

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seen was a very ancient ritual,
known as the Devil’ s brides.

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After that night, my vision of
San Luis Mextepec and his legends was transformed.

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Although part of me seeks logical explanations, I cannot deny that there may

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be phenomena beyond our understanding. This
meeting left me thinking about the possibility of

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the supernatural being real, something I
had never considered possible before. Although I

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prefer to stick to logic, I
cannot ignore what I lived that afternoon in

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San Luis mextepec a reminder that the
world is more complex than we can imagine.

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The House of Fidel my name is
Arturo and I grew up in a

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part of the city called Rome.
When I was younger, in the late

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seventies and early eighties, Rome was
very different from how I liked the way

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old buildings looked and the stone streets
were like the ghost stories my grandmother told

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me. She said strange things happened
in Rome all the time. Today I

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want to tell you one of those
stories. It was a thousand nine hundred

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and seventy- eight and all the
children were playing in the street until it

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was done at night. In our
neighborhood there were many scary stories, but

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the best known was about a big
old house, known as Fidel' s

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Casona. That house had been uninhabited
for years, had a neglected garden and

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looked very old. It was the
perfect place to imagine ghost stories. People

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said that a rich man named Fidel
had lived there, but he disappeared mysteriously.

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They say that Fidel and his friends
did weird things in the house,

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how to play the roe and do
strange rituals. The neighbors missed Fidel'

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s grandparents, who were always very
kind and took great care of his house,

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but suddenly they stopped seeing them after
a long time without knowing about them.

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The neighbors decided to enter the house
and found something terrible. Everything was

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dark and smelled really bad, like
something dead. Fidel' s grandparents were

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on his bed without clothes, with
a wooden stake in their hearts and an

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expression of fear elsewhere in the house. They found Fidel hanging, also without

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clothes and with a message that God
said forgive me. After that, the

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house was empty for many years,
but in the eighties a couple got the

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house given to them. Despite the
scary stories, they wanted to fix it

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to live there. When they tried
to fix the house, a lot of

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weird things happened. The workers who
started the repairs soon became frightened by things

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they couldn' t explain and stopped
working there. Saying the house was cursed,

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the couple decided to spend a night
in the house to see if the

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stories were true. What happened that
night was so strange that it doesn'

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t have a logical explanation. When
a drastic change in temperature came in,

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he was surprised, passing from the
heat of the outside to an almost frozen

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cold inside the house. This first
sign did not stop them and they decided

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to prepare to sleep around two thirty
in the morning. The silence of the

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night broke abruptly. A dark figure
like a human shadow appeared out of nowhere

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in his room. This presence was
not only visible, but could also be

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felt. It was as if the
air became heavier and a sense of fear

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invaded the place. The shadow began
to emit terrifying sounds like screams rumbling on

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the walls. The scariest thing happened
when this shadow threw itself over the husband,

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leaving him paralyzed and unable to move. The wife, moved by panic

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and the urgency of the situation,
managed to get out of bed. What

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he saw outside the blankets was even
more frightening. The objects in the room

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seemed to have their own life,
moving and colliding against the walls and floor

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without any explanation. Despite the terror
he felt, he found the strength to

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run to the door, leave the
house and seek help. Desperately, the

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husband, after fighting with all his
might, managed to free himself from the

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invisible pressure that kept him. Tied
up. He joined his wife on the

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outside to both confuns s ns and
terrified, without understanding what they had lived.

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The situation took an even more strange
turn when a police patrol met the

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couple in the midst of their initially
unbelieving despair. The officers soon realized that

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something abnormal was happening. The couple
explained that not only had they been attacked

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by an evil presence, but they
had also left all their belongings behind,

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including the keys to their car and
their clothes. Determined to investigate, six

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officers entered the house. What they
found inside was enough to make him run

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away pale and terrified. The police
commander, bewildered by what his men had

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experienced, decided that it was best
to offer the couple a safe place to

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spend the night. It became clear
that the house kept dark and dangerous secrets,

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something no one wanted to face.
Again, that night marked everyone involved

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deeply and permanently. The witch in
the alley called me Saul and I live

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in Zacatecas, a city full of
stories and legends that sometimes mix with everyday

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life. Today I want to tell
you something that happened to me and that

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has to do with a very special
place in Zacatecas, called Callejón del ape

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Prieto. Ever since I was a
kid, I' ve always heard a

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story about this alley. It is
a narrow place between old houses that many

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people prefer to avoid. When it' s dark, in this story there

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' s a lady named Doña Marciana
Castillo, who people thought was a witch.

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Her house was set apart on an
old street and was very rare.

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There were no windows upstairs and there
was an ugly tower with small openings and

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railings with pieces of glass. The
strangest thing was that in the middle of

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the night there were lights and a
very ugly smoke that smelled bad and was

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very scary. Doña Marciana had a
monkey and, for some reason, the

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local people thought it was bad,
as if it had something to do with

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supernatural things. Besides, Mrs Marciana
seemed to have a lot of money when

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she was going to buy something.
He always paid with gold coins and wore

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very fine clothes, but although he
had nice things, he was not friendly

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and never spoke to anyone. One
day, a woman who had a lot

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of problems because her husband treated her
badly and had thrown her out of her

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house, went to ask Doña Marciana
for help, took her son with her

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and only wanted a place to stay
at night. Although a lot of people

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thought Doña Marciana wouldn' t help. The truth is that this story shows

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us something else. They say something
happened out there. We don' t

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know if the witch did something or
if her partner, the monkey, played

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a bad game, but the truth
is that they found the woman dead.

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His face showed an expression of terror
and he had scratches everywhere to top the

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kid he had with him had disappeared
in the neighborhood. The situation was getting

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more and more complicated for Doña Marciana. The community without another person to blame

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pointed to this woman as responsible for
several mysterious events, although there was no

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concrete evidence to prove her guilt,
The inhabitants were convinced that she was the

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cause of the misfortune. This woman, whom many called Witch, faced serious

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charges, especially after the disappearance of
a child. Although she refused to have

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any knowledge of the whereabouts of the
minor, suspicions only grew. Doña Marciana

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' s life became a nightmare.
The local people prevented him from leaving his

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home by attacking him with stones and
sticks. I was trying to. The

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entrance to her house was constantly blocked
with garbage, leaving her practically isolated.

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Despite their pleas for help, the
authorities offered no answer or solution to their

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plight, but everything took an even
darker turn. One night, a loud

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noise interrupted the usual silence of the
neighborhood. The bewildered neighbors watched blue and

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red flames emerge from Doña Marciana'
s house, specifically from a tower rising

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on the property. Fear took hold
of everyone and no one was encouraged to

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intervene, believing supernatural forces were in
action. The next day, with the

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tragedy already consumed, the authorities decided
to investigate what happened, which they discovered

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inside the remains of the tower.
The lifeless body of Doña Marciana lay in

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the rubble. His face was unrecognizable
because of the explosion. Surprisingly, his

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monkey was close by emitting loud sounds
and moving in an unsettling way. During

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the rescue attempt, the monkey was
thrown out of the scene, triggering chaos

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that resulted in its tragic ending.
The reason why Doña Marciana was in that

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tower was still a mystery to everyone. Some rumors suggested that this place served

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as his witchcraft laboratory. After the
incident, Doña Marciana' s house was

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demolished in search of an alleged treasure. Legend had it that she always paid

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with gold coins, so many believed
that she had hidden her fortune somewhere on

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the property. However, after a
thorough search, no trace of wealth was

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found. Since then, the street
where the house was located was named after

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the alley of the Mono Prieto as
a permanent reminder of the dark events that

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happened there and the tragic story of
Doña Marciana, marked by the rejection and

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superstition of her own community, the
ribs of the Devil. My name is

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Gabriel and I live in a place
near Tepoztlán, a very beautiful village by

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its nature. I live in a
house near a mountain called Teposteco, which

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is very famous in the area and
has many ancient stories that people have always

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found interesting. Since childhood there was
a story that always caught my attention was

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about the Teposteco. The story tells
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where there are old ruins and many
plants, lives a creature from another world,

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something like a guardian who takes care
of a secret place, although some

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think it is just a invented story. The mountain is named after an ancient

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warrior who fought a lot to protect
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It seemed he was going to lose
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gods gave him special powers to win
the battle and after winning it he died

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since he was very young. I
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My friends and I always talked about
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When I was sixteen, I decided
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It was a summer day. In
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walking. I took some water and
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the road, not only to rest, but to see well everything around me

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and feel the peace of the place. Going up to Teposteco is something that

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if you live in Tepoztlán you probably
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costs a lot of work. When
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whole town and you feel closer to
the sky. Up there are ruins of

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an ancient temple dedicated to Tepostecatl,
the God of fertility. I have been

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told that in the times when the
Spaniards arrived in Mexico, Teposteco was a

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very important place for both the indigenous
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to change many things, they could
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It is known that the indigenous people
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Spaniards, although they disagreed, could
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and a little fear. Among these
stories is one that stands out for its

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mystery and the curiosity that awakens those
who listen to it. The legend of

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the Devil' s ribs has been
a long time or years. It was

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said that a being with bad intentions
wandered the world looking for ways to cause

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trouble and sow the channel among the
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his walks, that being came to
a place known as Tepotzotlán, where his

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attention was captured by an extraordinary stone. It was not a common stone,

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for it shone with its own light
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seemed impossible to be the work of
nature. Fascinated by being malevolent, he

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thought this object would be a perfect
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to which he belonged. At that
moment, however, there was an unexpected

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encounter. God himself appeared before the
creature and warned him that the stone was

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meant for human beings as a gift
from heaven and that he had no right

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to take it for himself. Despite
the clear warning, the obstinate and defiant

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creature decided that it would try to
seize the stone. In spite of all

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the evil being struggled to pluck the
stone from the earth, but, as

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much as he tried, the stone
did not move. It was as if

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against more force he applied, more
integrated and clinging to the ground. The

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struggle lasted, becoming a true duel
of wills between the creature and the object

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of its desire. The night fell
and with it the battle between the evil

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being and the stone continued. However, as the sun began to appear on

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the horizon, the dark being realized
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He had to leave leaving an indelible
mark of his presence. It is

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said that in that place the marks
of the devil’ s ribs were engraved

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on the rock as testimony to his
futile struggle against the divine will. Since

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then, that site has become the
scene of numerous accounts of strange events and

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phenomena that defy logical explanation. Those
who visit the place report having experienced sensations

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and experiences out of the ordinary,
feeding the legend and adding layers of mystery

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To the already intriguing story is rumored
that demon still resented by its failure,

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round the area when the night falls
seeking revenge against those who dare to invade

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its domain. The Devil' s
General. I' m a history teacher

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in Victoria City, Tamaulipas. One
of the most fascinating times I like to

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explore with my students is that of
the new Santander, which is the name

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of the one that, during the
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the territory that today is mostly Tamaulipas. The new Santander was founded in the

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middle of the 18th century, specifically
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nine by José Escandón, who was
named as his first governor. This region

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rich in natural resources quickly became an
area of economic importance, mainly for livestock

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and agriculture, but also for its
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in carrying the matter of history I
have had to study the myths and legends

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that have survived in the passage of
time, and it is one of those

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legends that I wanted to share today. The story did not place in a

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thousand seven hundred and fifty in San
José de las Presas, a quiet place

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within the province There lived Captain Antonio
de Medina with his wife Maria Asunción,

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daughter of an earl. This town, up to that point, had been

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a peaceful place, but the calm
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of a man who knew dark secrets. Seeing Mary Assumption so beautiful, she

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issued a warning that restless everyone.
The river would lead his life leaving pain

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in the village. María Asunción,
with a mixture of curiosity and fear,

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approached the old seer of the village
to ask him what fate had reserved for

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him. The seer, with a
deep and serene look, revealed to him

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a prediction that he would make the
soul of anyone. Maria Asunción would fall

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madly in love with a foreign soldier, a love that would be so intense

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that she would come to despise her
own husband. This forbidden and dangerous love

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warned him would end in tragedy.
Captain Medina, upon learning of this prophecy,

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could not contain his anger and decided
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While he was doing so and despite
the stones tossed at him, the

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man did not seem to be caught
by any of them. With a chilling

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and defiant laugh, the seer cast
a final curse on Captain Medina. He

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would never see the fruit of his
love, for his offspring would be dragged

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down the lost river forever. The
years passed and the curse became a forgotten

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legend, until one day a distinguished
military man sent by the Government arrived in

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the village. This man Luciano de
la Garza, had an air of mystery

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that darkened the sky in his path. As foreshadowing the events that were about

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to unfold, he decided to stay
in Casa de los Medina, where his

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presence generated a mixture of courtesy and
distrust, especially in Captain Medina, who

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could not ignore the fascination that his
wife showed towards the visitor. As the

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days passed, Luciano de la Garza
seemed less intent on continuing his journey to

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Tampico. One afternoon, Maria Asunción
met him near the river and, at

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a time that seemed out of time, he admired in a way that left

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her completely bewitched. He hugged her
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they both disappeared among the trees of
the forest. When night fell and

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Mary didn' t come home.
The captain and his men began a frantic

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search that would not bear fruit.
The darkness seemed to engulf every hope,

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setting the stage for the foretold tragedy. The captain, desperate and fearing the

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worst, recalled the prophecy of the
seer. His search led him to a

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clearing in the woods, where he
found his wife in the military' s

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arms. Blinded by anger and pain. He attacked the heron, but it

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only responded with laughter as if it
were not human. In a confused and

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emotional moment, Maria assumed, perhaps
trying to escape the chaos, ran to

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the river and threw herself into its
waters. Disappear the girl in the current

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of the heron, revealing her true
demon nature disappeared into the air, leaving

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Captain Medina alone with his pain.
Despair and regret filled the air, closing

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a tragic chapter in the story of
love and destiny that had been sealed by

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an ancient prophecy, The Devil'
s Bridge called me George and I live

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a long- time Zapotlanejos. Every
Sunday I go to a church called Saint

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Peter the Apostle. That church is
very important in the village, not only

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because it is a place where people
are going to pray, but also because

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they have seen many stories of the
people here. Zapotlanejo is a special place

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known for making a lot of different
clothes. The place where I live is

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surrounded by beautiful nature, like fields
where the claw is cultivated and has very

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beautiful views. Life here is quiet
and different. In the streets of Zapotlanejo

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there are many shops and places where
clothes are made. These clothes range from

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the most traditional to the newest and
fashionable. Once a year there is a

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clothing fair that brings people from all
sides who want to see the latest in

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fashion and buy clothes made here.
It is a pride to see that the

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clothes made in my village are worn
in many other places. Another good thing

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about living here is food. There
are many typical dishes from the State of

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Jalisco that can be eaten in Zapotlanejo, such as drowned cakes and tejuino.

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In addition, there are many stories
and legends in Zapotlanejo. One of the

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best known is the Devil' s
Bridge, but it' s actually called

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the Big Bridge. This bridge that
crosses majestically the Santiago River is not only

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a structure that has facilitated the journey
to Guadalajara and other destinations for more than

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three centuries. Built in the year
one thousand seven hundred and eighteen, its

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creation faced colossal challenges. The construction
of the bridge was a feat of engineering

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and human determination, carried out without
tools and machinery that we take for granted

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today. The man in charge of
this monumental task was determined to complete it,

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not only in record time, but
also by ensuring that the final work

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was of unparalleled quality. However,
not all shared their vision and enthusiasm.

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Moved by envy and the desire to
see it fail, some were determined to

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hinder their progress, guided by their
jealousy, they resorted to unfair tactics to

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carry out the advance of construction,
delays in the delivery of essential materials,

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provocation of accidents and persuasion to the
workers so that they would not attend their

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work. As the deadline for the
completion of the bridge approached and much remained

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to be done, the manager was
caught in despair. At a time of

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extreme anguish, he exclaimed that he
was willing to do anything, even if

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it meant surrendering his soul. In
order to see the bridge finished in time.

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It was then that the devil,
taking advantage of man' s vulnerability,

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presented himself to him with a tempting
offer, would help to finish the

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bridge miraculously In exchange for his soul, once the work was complete. Consumed

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by despair, the manager agreed to
this dark covenant in an almost supernatural way.

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The bridge was built just before the
closing night. The people of the

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village were amazed not only by the
sudden completion of the work, but also

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by the impeccable quality of the bridge, which, against all odds, had

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been erected. When the time came
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the manager faced the devil refusing to
surrender his soul. He argued that the

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covenant had not been carried out in
accordance with the exact terms that had been

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established. Infuriated, the devil tried
to seize man' s soul by force,

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but was unable to do so.
There is a mystery about the specific

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contract that both agreed, but it
is believed that the engineer found a legal

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detail that allowed him to evade the
complete fulfillment of the agreement by the defeated

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devil and deceived by his own trap. The devil was forced to withdraw without

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claiming the promised soul. Thus,
the Great Bridge stands, not only as

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a path that unites destinies, but
as the monument of a human cunning capable

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of mocking the very one. Lord
of Darkness, the legend of this bridge

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is still alive in the collective memory, celebrating the ingenuity of a man who,

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before the infernal abyss, knew how
to play his ss cards with an

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unparalleled mastery of Aculco' s witch. My name is blind and I have

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always lived in Aculco, a very
quiet village, with old houses and stone

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streets surrounded by huge fields. I
grew up here listening to many stories and

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legends, but none impacted me as
much as the witch of Aculco. Everyone

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has a different version of this story, but I' m going to tell

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them the one I know. In
this story, the Witch was called Dolores

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many years ago. I don'
t know exactly when Dolores lived here in

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Aculco. At first glance, she
looked like a normal woman. She participated

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in the village parties and went to
church every Sunday, but there was something

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that made her different. Despite being
married for many years, Dolores could not

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have children in this was very important
and people began to notice it. At

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first. The other women in town
were making jokes about Dolores in a friendly

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way. But in time, these
jokes became cruel. Some women who felt

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better just because they had children mocked
pains without hiding. Dolores endured all this

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quietly, but it was noticeable that
something in her was changing. One day

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at the market, Dolores heard some
women talking bad about her, making fun

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of her because she couldn' t
have children. On that day, Dolores

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decided that she was enough and promised
to show everyone the power she had in

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her guilt. A shadow of fear
began to spread. The children, the

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most precious treasure in each family,
began to disappear one after the other without

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leaving any trace. Interestingly, these
terrible events mainly affected the fas of those

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women who at the time had made
fun of pains. Fear was unleashed by

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aculculation. Desperate mothers mourned the absence
of their children, while the entire people

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were plunged into a frantic quest.
Mistrust and fear caused suspicions to fall into

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pain. Moved by panic and anger, the villagers organized one night to confront

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her, armed with torches and tools, and broke into her house, only

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to be greeted by a thick,
cold fog that wrapped everything in that moment.

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A chilling voice echoed not of pain, but of an old tree located

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near the entrance of the house.
The angry voice seemed to emanate from the

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same tree. Fear became a collective
hysteria. When someone accused pains of being

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the witch behind the children' s
disappearance, he suggested that he had taken

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the little ones as a form of
revenge against the people. In an act

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of panic, a man armed with
an axe attacked the tree, causing cries

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of children who increased the horror of
the crowd pains. He hid everyone'

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s eyes, mocked from the shadows
proclaiming that he possessed the souls of the

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children. He said that any damage
inflicted on the tree would have an impact

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on the suffering of children, whose
pleading and terrified voices called their mothers.

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Mothers fearful of the consequences implored men
to stop their attack on the tree,

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begging for the safety of their children. Despite the pleas, the tree was

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wounded being marked by the axe.
According to legend, nailing a sharp object

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into the tree causes a wise one
to emerge that at first is white,

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but quickly turns red. This act
triggers the crying of children and the sinister

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laughter of pains, a mixture of
sounds that torments those who dare to approach

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the tree. To this day it
is said that attempts to damage the tree

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are increasing the torment of the children' s spirits and the mockery of the

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witch, whose presence continues to feel
in the place. The tree, deformed

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and mysterious, remains in punctuated as
a constant reminder of the dark past of

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the people and souls who still seek
to be liberated. Macario and the witches

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00:37:37.719 --> 00:37:43.480
called me Osvaldo and I live in
a place that not many know, between

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malvas and ranch, large near Irapuato. Today I want to tell you a

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story about Macario, a nineteen-
year- old boy who worked in the

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country. His life changed unexpectedly.
This story began at a party at the

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Ranch, a place where many people
from different parts, including nearby farms,

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were gathered. There was music,
dancing and a lot of happiness in the

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air. At that great party,
in the midst of the bustle, Macario

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was fortunate enough to meet Rosita,
a young woman from Malvas, who stood

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out among the crowd, not only
for her beauty, but also for her

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sweet voice, which for Macario turned
out to be the most charming melody she

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had ever heard, driven by the
enthusiasm and encouragement of her friends did not

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hesitate to approach her to engage in
conversation between laughter, dances and looks.

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They soon felt a special connection,
which started a cluster of encounters that would

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gradually forge into a deep relationship.
However, the path to true love is

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not always easy and for Macario this
was no exception. The distance between her

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home and Rosita' s was presented
as a challenge, but the love because

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Macario felt for her was so great, so immense, that he was willing

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to overcome any obstacle. Thus,
day after day, he used his father

436
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’ s horse to visit her,
making the promise to always return before ten

437
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o’ clock at night. But
as it usually happens when the heart commands

438
00:39:19.199 --> 00:39:24.079
sometimes lost track of time. One
night, love wrapped them in such a

439
00:39:24.119 --> 00:39:30.679
way that time seemed to stop.
It was then that, upon returning home

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00:39:30.800 --> 00:39:35.280
after midnight and under pressure from Rosita' s father to hasten an unexpected event,

441
00:39:36.440 --> 00:39:42.480
it would alter her fate. It
was then that, on returning home

442
00:39:42.599 --> 00:39:46.800
after midnight, a mysterious ball of
fire crossed his path, scaring the horse

443
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and causing macario to fall to the
ground in the midst of chaos a brilliant

444
00:39:52.159 --> 00:39:57.840
light and caught his attention, leading
him to a voice that sang with a

445
00:39:58.000 --> 00:40:02.480
hypnotic sweetness. Moved by the curiosity
and magic of the moment, he approached

446
00:40:02.480 --> 00:40:07.400
the figure he sang, but just
as he tried to touch it it became

447
00:40:07.480 --> 00:40:13.400
a snake and disappeared before his eyes, leaving them a nest in a deep

448
00:40:13.559 --> 00:40:17.440
fear that led him to faint.
As he woke up, Macario found himself

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alone and disoriented, far from any
known path. His attempt to return home

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led him to lose himself even more
until exhaustion overcame him by falling unconscious.

451
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In the same place, it was
nine long days of his absence, until

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00:40:34.079 --> 00:40:38.360
his uncle found him in deplorable conditions, forever marking his life and that of

453
00:40:38.440 --> 00:40:44.159
those around him. Even the horse
that had accompanied him on that journey.

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He was never himself after that night, refusing to eat or drink, until

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he finally died. Macario, for
his part, was so affected by the

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experience that his love for Rosita,
although deep, was relegated to a background

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00:40:58.519 --> 00:41:04.519
dominated by the memories of that supernatural
encounter. Macario' s story and his

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encounter with the fireball became a legend
in Guanajuato, feeding beliefs and superstitions about

459
00:41:08.719 --> 00:41:15.440
witches wandering between the big ranch and
mauves in search of unbaptized young people or

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00:41:15.519 --> 00:41:21.760
children. It is said that on
full moon nights, the fireballs can be

461
00:41:21.880 --> 00:41:27.480
seen sweeping across the sky, keeping
the legend alive and serving as a reminder

462
00:41:27.760 --> 00:41:42.119
of the mysteries that the Devil'
s cave still keeps overnight. My name

463
00:41:42.199 --> 00:41:45.599
is Paul and I live in a
place called San Pablo Villa de Mitla.

464
00:41:45.239 --> 00:41:51.639
This place is famous because it has
a lot of history and remains of very

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old constructions. People from all over
the world come to see stones that have

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00:41:54.000 --> 00:42:00.079
special shapes and decorations in ancient buildings. Ever since I was little, I

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00:42:00.199 --> 00:42:05.400
' ve always liked these ruins.
In this place there are many ancient stories

468
00:42:05.440 --> 00:42:08.440
and tales. One of the most
famous is about the Lord of Ampollas,

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who is a very miraculous saint and
has his own church. People come here

470
00:42:15.840 --> 00:42:21.559
to ask for special things and there
are those who say it has really helped

471
00:42:21.559 --> 00:42:25.239
them. Now I want to tell
you about the most mysterious legend here,

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the story of the Devil' s
Cave. Since I remember, the stories

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00:42:30.039 --> 00:42:34.519
about the Devil' s Cave have
been a constant in the conversations of my

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00:42:34.599 --> 00:42:38.320
people. It is said that this
hidden place among the mountains is the scene

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00:42:38.400 --> 00:42:45.440
of incomprehensible and terrifying phenomena. People
in the village avoid approaching, especially when

476
00:42:45.519 --> 00:42:51.920
night falls, as it is claimed
that disturbing sounds similar to laments or whispers

477
00:42:51.960 --> 00:42:55.760
emanate from the cave, which seem
to arise from the depths of the earth

478
00:42:55.880 --> 00:43:00.920
itself. This cave, wrapped in
mystery or not only arouses fear, but

479
00:43:01.239 --> 00:43:07.920
also a great curiosity. It keeps
secrets from a remote past, stories of

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00:43:07.039 --> 00:43:14.159
forgotten rituals and legends that have transcended
generations. Among these mysteries stands out the

481
00:43:14.239 --> 00:43:19.400
legend of the sleeping woman, an
impressive rock formation located south of the cave,

482
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which has been the center of ancient
rituals and unfulfilled desires. Explorer Elsay

483
00:43:24.519 --> 00:43:30.960
Claules Parson, in her expeditions,
discovered small vessels scattered throughout the cave that

484
00:43:30.400 --> 00:43:36.760
appeared to have been used in secret
ceremonies, perhaps dedicated to the devil.

485
00:43:37.360 --> 00:43:43.119
These findings would suggest the existence of
a cult or group of people who practiced

486
00:43:43.159 --> 00:43:49.119
specific rituals. Later, in nineteen
hundred and sixty- five, researcher Ken

487
00:43:49.400 --> 00:43:54.719
b Flaneery found evidence of offerings dedicated
to deities associated with water. Despite their

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00:43:54.760 --> 00:44:00.599
discoveries, popular belief continued to attribute
acts to the devil these years. The

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00:44:00.679 --> 00:44:07.480
sleeping woman occupies a central place in
these narratives, telling the story of a

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00:44:07.519 --> 00:44:13.360
woman who is unable to conceive,
was transformed into stone. Her unfulfilled longing

491
00:44:13.400 --> 00:44:19.000
for motherhood made her a symbol of
protection and desire. In addition to these

492
00:44:19.000 --> 00:44:23.239
mysteries, the cave remains a place
where spiritual cleansing rituals are performed with incense

493
00:44:23.360 --> 00:44:30.679
and traditional drinks and where local healers
practice their ceremonies in search of healing and

494
00:44:30.800 --> 00:44:36.280
protection. However, the most terrifying
story is that of babies mysteriously disappearing.

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00:44:38.480 --> 00:44:43.719
One of the most chilling narrations is
that of a mother who, in a

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00:44:43.760 --> 00:44:49.199
desperate attempt to protect her son from
the dark forces, was induced in a

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00:44:49.239 --> 00:44:53.880
deep sleep by an invisible presence.
When he woke up, he discovered that

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00:44:53.960 --> 00:44:58.920
his baby had been moved to the
entrance of the cave. This and other

499
00:44:58.960 --> 00:45:04.119
similar incidents have strengthened the belief that
the Devil is involved in these disappearances.

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00:45:06.400 --> 00:45:10.440
Although I personally dare not claim that
the cave is a direct door to hell,

501
00:45:12.559 --> 00:45:15.719
if I am convinced that it is
visited by the Devil more than once

502
00:45:15.800 --> 00:45:21.199
a year. This place, with
its aura of mystery and danger, remains

503
00:45:21.239 --> 00:45:24.360
a reminder that there are aspects of
our world that are beyond our comprehension and

504
00:45:24.440 --> 00:45:40.800
that sometimes it is better to leave
certain secrets undiscovered the Raven man. I

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00:45:40.920 --> 00:45:45.559
am Hector and I want to tell
you about one of the most mysterious and

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00:45:45.599 --> 00:45:52.360
chilling legends of my village Castaños,
located in the heart of Coahuila, this

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00:45:52.480 --> 00:45:57.880
place surrounded by nature and loaded with
past stories, I keep among its stories

508
00:45:57.920 --> 00:46:00.880
the character who has captured my attention
since childhood, the legend of the Raven

509
00:46:00.880 --> 00:46:06.960
man. The story begins with a
woman named the Odia, a unique figure

510
00:46:07.000 --> 00:46:10.639
in our village. The Odia was
a young woman who didn' t care

511
00:46:10.679 --> 00:46:15.679
what they' d say. Their
independence and free way of life generated murmurs

512
00:46:15.719 --> 00:46:20.880
among the inhabitants of the village.
In addition to his free spirit, he

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00:46:21.000 --> 00:46:25.440
possessed a deep knowledge of the healing
properties of plants, which made him very

514
00:46:25.559 --> 00:46:30.840
sought after by those who needed relief
from his evils. But what he really

515
00:46:31.000 --> 00:46:37.800
did was the object of fear and
fascination, was his inseparable companion, a

516
00:46:37.840 --> 00:46:42.840
black crow with a penetrating gaze that
was always at his side. The presence

517
00:46:42.920 --> 00:46:46.559
of this crow generated all kinds of
superstitions among the inhabitants of chestnut trees.

518
00:46:47.199 --> 00:46:52.920
Many believed that the bird was a
omen of bad news or even a masquerading

519
00:46:52.960 --> 00:46:59.119
evil being. However, the body
had never shown signs of hostility toward anyone,

520
00:46:59.960 --> 00:47:04.679
always remaining faithful to the hater.
One tragic day, the life of

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00:47:04.840 --> 00:47:08.400
hate took a dark turn. A
man from the village, Martin, who

522
00:47:08.480 --> 00:47:13.760
had drunk more than the bill,
decided that he wanted the Odia company at

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00:47:13.800 --> 00:47:19.199
any price. Upon his rejection,
Martin angered and attacked the Odia in an

524
00:47:19.239 --> 00:47:23.320
attempt to force his will. In
the midst of this violent altercation, the

525
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raven of the Odia intervened trying to
protect its owner, throwing himself against Martin

526
00:47:29.320 --> 00:47:32.639
in a burst of anger, Martin
took an axe and, while trying to

527
00:47:32.719 --> 00:47:37.280
get rid of the raven, hit
the Odia, causing a fatal wound.

528
00:47:37.920 --> 00:47:42.960
With his last strength, the Odia
cursed Martin the body. Witnessing the agony

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of her owner, she flew over
her body in a final farewell gesture.

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00:47:46.920 --> 00:47:52.199
Before he disappeared, Martin fled from
the place tormented by what he had done,

531
00:47:53.519 --> 00:47:58.280
consumed by the guilt and the curse
of the Odia was confined on the

532
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outskirts of the village, where he
began to surround himself with crows, becoming

533
00:48:02.239 --> 00:48:07.199
a sort of somber leader of these
birds. The presence of so many crows,

534
00:48:07.599 --> 00:48:10.280
along with the figure of Martin,
began to disturb the inhabitants of the

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00:48:10.280 --> 00:48:15.679
town, who decided to take drastic
measures. Armed with sticks and stones,

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00:48:16.000 --> 00:48:22.679
the neighbors of chestnuts marched against Martin
and his flock. In a violent confrontation.

537
00:48:22.920 --> 00:48:27.559
It was discovered that every time Martin
was hit, a crow fell dead,

538
00:48:28.000 --> 00:48:31.920
as if there was a mysterious link
between him and the birds. The

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00:48:32.000 --> 00:48:37.159
battle culminated in Martin' s death
and the disappearance of the crows who had

540
00:48:37.199 --> 00:48:42.039
followed him. Since then, the
legend of the crow man has become a

541
00:48:42.119 --> 00:48:45.960
warning about the consequences of violence and
the importance of respecting the life and freedom

542
00:48:46.199 --> 00:48:52.199
of others. Although the figure of
Elodya and her tragic fate have faded away

543
00:48:52.239 --> 00:48:58.000
in time, history remains alive in
the collective memory of chestnut trees, reminding

544
00:48:58.719 --> 00:49:14.639
us that some wounds never heal completely. The devil' s house is called

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00:49:14.719 --> 00:49:19.039
Walter and I live in a small
place near the Jamapa River. This river

546
00:49:19.239 --> 00:49:22.000
is very important for people who live
here, because it helps plants grow well

547
00:49:22.039 --> 00:49:29.400
and also to fish. From my
childhood I was always attracted to the beauty

548
00:49:29.519 --> 00:49:34.760
and mystery that surrounds the Jamapa River, especially during the sunsets, when the

549
00:49:34.800 --> 00:49:39.639
sky dyes with vibrant colors and the
water reflects an indescribable peace. This river,

550
00:49:39.719 --> 00:49:44.800
flowing from the heights of the imposing
peak of Orizaba, is the soul

551
00:49:44.840 --> 00:49:50.119
of many local legends that have captivated
my imagination over the years. Among the

552
00:49:50.159 --> 00:49:54.159
stories that have fascinated me most is
that of an ancient and enigmatic house located

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00:49:54.440 --> 00:50:00.440
in Boca del Río, is known
as the Casa del Diablo. It is

554
00:50:00.519 --> 00:50:06.320
the center of numerous stories that speak
of paranormal events and ghostly apparitions that frighten

555
00:50:06.320 --> 00:50:12.960
the curious. This imposing construction in
its size, houses countless rooms and a

556
00:50:13.039 --> 00:50:17.239
basement that, they say, hides
more than one dark secret. Its privileged

557
00:50:17.360 --> 00:50:22.239
position, close to the river and
overlooking the sea, made it the ideal

558
00:50:22.320 --> 00:50:28.440
place for a hotel. However,
projects of such a nature were never supposedly

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00:50:29.039 --> 00:50:36.159
materialized because of a curse that prevents
any kind of construction or renovation. The

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00:50:36.199 --> 00:50:40.159
house remains hidden from the sight of
many surrounded by vegetation that has grown uncontrolled

561
00:50:40.199 --> 00:50:45.480
over the years. It is said
that the original owner had great plans for

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00:50:45.480 --> 00:50:51.480
her, but she was forced to
abandon them when a series of misfortunes fell

563
00:50:51.559 --> 00:50:54.440
on the property. The legend is
further obscured by the story of young people

564
00:50:54.559 --> 00:51:00.639
who, in search of paranormal adventures, decided to enter the house to invoke

565
00:51:00.679 --> 00:51:07.119
spirits. The evening ended in tragedy
when one of the boys allegedly possessed by

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00:51:07.239 --> 00:51:12.239
an evil force, required an exorcism
to free himself from the dark influence that

567
00:51:12.280 --> 00:51:16.920
had caught him. Another gloomy chapter
in the history of this mansion involves a

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00:51:16.920 --> 00:51:22.840
caretaker who, consumed by the negative
energy that permeated the place, committed an

569
00:51:22.880 --> 00:51:28.800
act of unimaginable violence against his own
family. This event marked the Devil’

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00:51:29.199 --> 00:51:34.400
s House as a cursed place where
evil seems to reside in every corner.

571
00:51:35.199 --> 00:51:39.320
Enthusiasts of the supernatural argue that a
diabolical being makes the house his dwelling,

572
00:51:39.639 --> 00:51:46.360
exerting his evil influence upon those who
dare to approach too much at night.

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00:51:47.000 --> 00:51:52.599
The silence of the place breaks with
whispers and noises that have no explanation,

574
00:51:52.320 --> 00:51:58.880
as if the spirits of the past
still roam their abandoned halls. Despite the

575
00:51:58.920 --> 00:52:02.480
curiosity that these stories arouse, most
people prefer to stay at a distance aware

576
00:52:02.519 --> 00:52:08.719
of the laura of danger surrounding the
Devil’ s House. Although time has

577
00:52:08.760 --> 00:52:14.800
passed, the building is still standing. It is a monument to the unsolved

578
00:52:14.840 --> 00:52:19.840
mysteries and warnings that there are places
in this world that it is better not

579
00:52:19.960 --> 00:52:31.559
to disturb the witch of the hill
of the dead. My name is Luis

580
00:52:31.679 --> 00:52:36.960
and I live in Escuinapa, Sinaloa
since I was born. There are many

581
00:52:37.039 --> 00:52:40.199
scary stories here, but there is
one that everyone knows and that is scary

582
00:52:40.239 --> 00:52:44.800
every time someone tells it. It' s the story of the witch who

583
00:52:44.840 --> 00:52:49.039
lives on a hill called the dead
man' s hill. Since Chico hears

584
00:52:49.159 --> 00:52:52.639
stories about this witch who lives in
hidden caves on the hill. People say

585
00:52:52.719 --> 00:52:59.320
that those who have tried to get
closer to where she lives almost never come

586
00:52:59.400 --> 00:53:04.000
back and the few who return come
back looking the other way, as if

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00:53:04.039 --> 00:53:07.840
they had seen something very ugly.
This story speaks of a very old witch,

588
00:53:07.880 --> 00:53:10.239
who was said to be to blame
for some children and babies dying in

589
00:53:10.320 --> 00:53:15.320
the place, although it could never
be verified if it was true. People

590
00:53:15.400 --> 00:53:22.480
said this witch took the children from
one of the largest communities. The witch

591
00:53:22.599 --> 00:53:25.719
lived in a forest near the hill
of the dead, in a cave where

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00:53:25.840 --> 00:53:30.920
she liked to be close to the
children, which made everyone in the village

593
00:53:30.000 --> 00:53:36.320
very scared. Every now and then
children disappeared and no one knew why.

594
00:53:37.559 --> 00:53:40.599
One day, as he walked through
a dense forest, a man stumbled upon

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00:53:40.639 --> 00:53:46.199
a small abandoned child' s shoe
between the litter. This finding aroused the

596
00:53:46.239 --> 00:53:52.159
curiosity and concern of the inhabitants of
the nearby town, who organized themselves to

597
00:53:52.239 --> 00:53:57.480
look for more clues in the area. Everyone wanted to understand what had happened,

598
00:53:58.639 --> 00:54:02.000
fearing that it might be the beginning
of a worrying story. Moved by

599
00:54:02.079 --> 00:54:07.199
concern, a group of young people
decided to investigate further, heading towards a

600
00:54:07.320 --> 00:54:13.400
place that everyone had heard of,
but little dared mention the old abode of

601
00:54:14.559 --> 00:54:17.880
the witch who, according to legends, had lived in the forest many years

602
00:54:17.920 --> 00:54:24.480
ago. Upon arrival, what they
found was a devastating scene. The house,

603
00:54:24.760 --> 00:54:30.199
now in ruins, fired a penetrating
smell of death and abandonment. What

604
00:54:30.239 --> 00:54:34.639
affected them most, however, was
not silence or desolation, but a barely

605
00:54:35.360 --> 00:54:42.559
perceptible whisper, which seemed to emanate
from the ruins. That incomprehensible sound,

606
00:54:42.760 --> 00:54:47.440
but clearly human. He blinded their
blood by convincing them that something or someone

607
00:54:47.760 --> 00:54:53.400
was there. No one wanted to
stay and find out, and everyone decided

608
00:54:53.400 --> 00:55:07.679
to retire. My name is Eduardo
and I have always lived in Miscoac,

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a place in Mexico City. When
I was younger, Miscoac was different,

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There were fewer cars and more places
to play or be quiet. Markets and

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squares were special. They had something
unique that is now not found in new

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00:55:24.400 --> 00:55:30.119
places. Here are many stories and
scary tales that everyone knows. A well

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- known one is the one in
the Devil' s alley. This alley

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is said to be the scene of
supernatural encounters and dark covenants. The best

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known and most feared story is that
of an ambitious young man of the people

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who, desiring wealth and power,
ventured one night into the alley to offer

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his soul to the devil. The
transaction was completed, but the price he

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paid was eternal. Being stuck in
limbo one night or for reason are you

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still don' t fully understand.
I felt irretrievably drawn to that place of

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dark legends. As I walked into
the alley, a chill swept through my

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spine and a supernatural silence filled the
atmosphere The temperature dropped drastically, as if

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the same air warned me of the
dangers hidden in the darkness. I continued

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my journey, driven by a mixture
of curiosity and fear, until the atmosphere

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became almost unbearable. That' s
when I heard a barely audible whisper,

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a voice that seemed to warn me. However, curiosity was stronger than fear

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and I decided to move on.
Suddenly before me a shadow materialized. I

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didn' t have a definite shape, but it was undoubtedly a person'

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s silhouette was paralyzed, I couldn' t move or even breathe. The

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shadow moved slightly like staring at me, and then, in an instant,

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it faded into thin air as soon
as I could run like I' d

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never done before without daring to look
back for fear of what might find me.

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From that experience I have learned that
there are secrets and mysteries in this

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world that are beyond our understanding.
The inn of the sun. My name

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is Valeria and I am sending this
story from Mexico City, specifically from the

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Colony Doctors, near where I live, there is a famous hotel on the

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street in children Heroes a place that
hides many secrets. According to the seniors

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00:57:45.519 --> 00:57:50.800
in the area. This building was
designed and built in nineteen hundred and forty

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by an architect named Fernando Saldaña Galván. The interesting thing about this place is

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not only its design, but also
the mysterious stories that surround it, especially

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those that involve its owner. Imagine
getting to an impressive hotel where when you

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00:58:07.239 --> 00:58:12.039
enter you see a large bell near
a statue of San Francisco of Assisi.

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00:58:12.079 --> 00:58:15.599
The story tells that the owner of
the hotel was found lifeless hanging from that

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00:58:15.639 --> 00:58:21.159
bell. This event is just a
part of what makes this place so mysterious.

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00:58:22.559 --> 00:58:27.880
If you decided to explore the hotel, you would find very narrow and

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lighted corridors, which take you underground
about four meters deep. Through the building

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there are doors that are afraid to
open, because behind them are rooms with

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stories of fear. There are rumors
that under the hotel there are tunnels where

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in times past young students were harmed. In addition, there is a place

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called Altar de la Niña, which
is very mysterious. Many people think this

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00:58:53.360 --> 00:58:58.800
hotel is a wonderful place as cursed
and it is said to be one of

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the most ghostly places in Mexico.
They tell stories of sounds like screams that

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are heard at night, that make
you think about the bad things that happened

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00:59:07.079 --> 00:59:12.960
there. People also say that architect
and owner Fernando Saldaña Galván had so many

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problems while building the hotel, that
he decided to take his own life.

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Stories of very bad rituals, sacrificed
people and girls who disappeared make this hotel

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even more intriguing. The hotel'
s architecture mixes styles from different cultures,

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with very beautiful details from various places
in the world, such as columns that

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look Roman, but there are also
drawings of plants typical of Mexico. Materials

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such as volcanic stone and marble were
used, and each part of the building,

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from the windows to the stairs,
has its own history. The rooms

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00:59:51.440 --> 00:59:54.159
have windows made of a type of
marble that lets light pass in a very

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00:59:54.239 --> 01:00:00.760
special way. Outside the gardens there
are statues of animals and mythical figures,

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each made of a stone called basalt
and all tell a story. Visiting this

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01:00:07.239 --> 01:00:10.800
hotel is like travelling through time and
getting to know different cultures where history and

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01:00:10.880 --> 01:00:16.840
creativity come together to create a unique
place. In addition, the hotel has

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01:00:16.960 --> 01:00:22.519
tributes to the Mexican Revolution, with
works of art reminiscent of historical heroes of

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01:00:22.639 --> 01:00:28.000
Mexico. One of the saddest stories
is about a girl who disappeared in the

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1970s, when the building was used
by a government institution. They found her

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lifeless in a hidden place in the
building and since then it is said that

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her spirit is in the hotel,
which adds more mystery to the place and

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01:00:43.679 --> 01:00:47.840
makes people remember her story. The
story begins with Mr Saldaña, a man

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who faced great money problems to finish
building an impressive building, He decided to

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01:00:54.519 --> 01:00:59.760
use money that was not his own, government money. He was also the

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r people of the city, which
made it easy for him to do this

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without many noticing. In a special
part of the building there is a place

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01:01:07.360 --> 01:01:12.679
dedicated to a girl. There is
a dress placed on a table surrounded by

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01:01:12.800 --> 01:01:17.000
sweets, toys, photos, candles
and flowers. This space is very emotional

678
01:01:17.079 --> 01:01:22.800
and it seems as if time stops. There the building has a very nice

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01:01:22.920 --> 01:01:28.039
and large chapel with two floors.
Its design is round and has a dome

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01:01:28.079 --> 01:01:32.400
decorated with very detailed paintings. The
marble windows let in a light that makes

681
01:01:32.440 --> 01:01:37.119
the place magical and a balcony made
of fine wood surrounds it what adds mystery

682
01:01:37.199 --> 01:01:42.519
to this place is a symbol on
the ground, a five- pointed star

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01:01:42.599 --> 01:01:47.599
made of marble. The altar,
made of the same material, makes you

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01:01:47.719 --> 01:01:52.480
wonder more. About the place.
Under this star and behind the altar are

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01:01:52.960 --> 01:01:59.039
hidden tubes. These tubes are said
to have been used in secret ceremonies where

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01:01:59.079 --> 01:02:04.039
the fire came out of a cross
and then the water cleaned everything. Some

687
01:02:04.119 --> 01:02:08.920
think these ceremonies were part of very
ancient rituals. They say that the remains

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01:02:08.920 --> 01:02:15.400
of at least forty people are hidden
inside its walls, a discovery that has

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01:02:15.480 --> 01:02:20.960
given rise to speculations about rituals and
sacrifices practiced in times of great evil.

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01:02:22.360 --> 01:02:25.880
Over time, the building has shown
signs of deterioration to the point of being

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01:02:25.920 --> 01:02:31.480
on the verge of collapse. To
prevent its fall, stands have been installed

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01:02:31.519 --> 01:02:37.320
as if the weight of the secrets
it hides were enough to crumble its structure.

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01:02:37.000 --> 01:02:42.960
The entrance is guarded by two imposing
stone statues, one from San Francisco

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01:02:43.000 --> 01:02:47.119
of Assisi and the other from a
wolf, silent witnesses of the gloomy events

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01:02:47.280 --> 01:02:52.519
that have occurred around them. The
most heartbreaking story is that of Mr Saldaña,

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01:02:53.280 --> 01:02:59.000
who was consumed by remorse after committing
unconfessable acts against his own family.

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01:02:58.960 --> 01:03:04.159
The son ends his life in front
of these figures. The local residents say

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01:03:04.360 --> 01:03:09.400
that during the night, desperate screams
emanating from the interior are heard, adding

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01:03:09.519 --> 01:03:16.079
an even more frightening atmosphere to the
already feared building. In addition, the

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belief circulates that the spirit of a
girl wanders through the corridors, especially near

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01:03:21.960 --> 01:03:24.840
a room where an altar has been
erected in her honor, as if she

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01:03:24.920 --> 01:03:31.039
tried to find peace or perhaps justice. Aware of all these stories, fed

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01:03:31.119 --> 01:03:36.960
both by local accounts and by what
I had read my curiosity, it reached

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01:03:37.000 --> 01:03:39.920
a point where I could not resist
the temptation to explore the building. On

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01:03:40.000 --> 01:03:45.400
my own, one night armed with
nothing but my flashlight and a considerable dose

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01:03:45.440 --> 01:03:51.519
of value, I crossed the threshold
of this forbidden place. In spite of

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01:03:51.559 --> 01:03:57.639
its apparent external normality, the interior
of the building revealed an atmosphere of desolation

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01:03:57.760 --> 01:04:01.920
and sadness, as if the walls
of mine most mourned the tragedies that occurred

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01:04:01.920 --> 01:04:09.000
between them. As a disturbing sense
of being observed progressed, I was constantly

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01:04:09.559 --> 01:04:14.960
accompanied as if invisible entities were sliding
through the shadows, following each of my

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01:04:15.079 --> 01:04:21.519
movements. This feeling, far from
deterring me, only fueled my curiosity by

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01:04:21.519 --> 01:04:28.360
pushing me further into the maze of
corridors and forgotten rooms. It was on

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01:04:28.440 --> 01:04:32.639
the third floor that I found the
room that, according to rumors, was

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01:04:32.639 --> 01:04:38.679
always closed, a place marked by
events so strange that no one dared to

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01:04:38.760 --> 01:04:42.800
mention them out loud. Just as
I stood in front of her, the

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01:04:42.880 --> 01:04:46.760
sound of blows coming from inside her
cut off the silence like a knife,

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01:04:46.960 --> 01:04:50.960
filling me with such intense terror that
she left me no choice but to flee

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01:04:50.960 --> 01:04:55.360
that night. As I escaped from
the claws of the building, I promised

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never to step on that place again. Aware that some mysteries are better unsolved.

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01:05:06.599 --> 01:05:13.800
The Devil' s jump called me
today and I want to tell you

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something that happens in the small places
near a mountain in Guanajuato. I'

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01:05:17.039 --> 01:05:21.800
m going to tell you about a
known story in my area, which some

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01:05:21.840 --> 01:05:27.239
people think is a non- important
story, but for others it' s

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01:05:27.280 --> 01:05:28.719
a sign that there are things we
don' t understand in this world.

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01:05:29.960 --> 01:05:33.159
This is the legend of the Devil' s jump, which comes from a

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01:05:33.239 --> 01:05:39.360
place called Aba just north of a
mountain range. Our saw is not the

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01:05:39.440 --> 01:05:43.239
largest or the best known, but
it is a special place for us,

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01:05:44.000 --> 01:05:47.960
a place to breathe clean air,
it is a home for many unique trees

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01:05:48.079 --> 01:05:53.880
and animals. Walking around is like
going into another world where you only listen

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01:05:53.920 --> 01:05:59.480
to birds and wind. Many families, including mine, are sometimes going to

731
01:05:59.480 --> 01:06:03.760
enjoy the place and rest from the
noise of the city. In this mountain

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01:06:03.760 --> 01:06:09.239
range, with its forests and mountains, things have happened that cannot be easily

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01:06:09.280 --> 01:06:14.760
explained. The first time I walked
around, they told me the legend of

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the Devil' s jump. This
story is born in Abasolo, near a

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01:06:18.039 --> 01:06:23.360
very high hill with three peaks.
This place is famous for how it looks

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01:06:23.719 --> 01:06:29.079
and a very important party is held
every 14th of September, with preparations starting

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01:06:29.119 --> 01:06:33.920
from the previous day. Legend has
it that many years ago, on those

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holidays something very strange and frightening happened
when the sun was hiding and people decorated

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01:06:40.519 --> 01:06:45.159
the place for the party. Suddenly
a strong wind with rain started the darkness

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01:06:45.320 --> 01:06:50.480
lit only by lightnings that let everyone
see to surprise and fear, something incredible

741
01:06:50.480 --> 01:06:58.239
on the hill above all there was
someone maybe dressed in black, or maybe

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01:06:58.239 --> 01:07:01.760
it was just because of the lack
of light. The weirdest thing was what

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01:07:01.800 --> 01:07:05.840
I was doing. He jumped from
one peak to another from the hill without

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01:07:05.840 --> 01:07:11.360
difficulty. Every jump seemed to make
the storm stronger, scaring people even more.

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01:07:13.639 --> 01:07:16.639
Everyone ran to the church to tell
the priest. What the new priest

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01:07:16.679 --> 01:07:21.119
saw on the spot. He heard
what they were saying, but he thought

747
01:07:21.400 --> 01:07:26.800
maybe it was just his imagination for
fear. Although he was unconvinced, he

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01:07:26.840 --> 01:07:30.400
told them to go home and that
if it kept happening, they would talk

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01:07:30.480 --> 01:07:33.039
the next day to see what to
do. Despite the words of the priest,

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01:07:33.400 --> 01:07:36.840
the people of the village did not
feel more calm, because the storm

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01:07:36.920 --> 01:07:42.440
became stronger, the wind blew more
strongly, the rain fell non- stop

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01:07:42.519 --> 01:07:45.920
and on the top of the hill
the mysterious figure kept jumping from one side

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01:07:45.960 --> 01:07:50.679
to the other. The next day, the inhabitants returned to the church to

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01:07:50.760 --> 01:07:56.360
tell the priest. What happened,
the priest who had now also seen this

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01:07:56.400 --> 01:07:59.519
strange event, did not know how
to explain it or what to do.

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01:07:59.599 --> 01:08:02.280
The rest. Without knowing what to
do, people started thinking about solutions.

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01:08:03.719 --> 01:08:10.039
One suggested placing crosses on peaks where
the mysterious man jumped thought the crosses could

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01:08:10.119 --> 01:08:15.239
protect them from the unknown and this
gave them hope to try to stop what

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01:08:15.239 --> 01:08:18.600
was happening. With this idea in
mind, people felt a little better,

760
01:08:18.960 --> 01:08:25.039
believing that what was happening was not
normal. They thought crosses, which are

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01:08:25.119 --> 01:08:30.279
symbols of something good, could help. Then they took wood from the church

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01:08:30.359 --> 01:08:34.439
courtyard and went to work to make
crosses the priest blessed each cross, giving

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01:08:34.439 --> 01:08:40.760
hope that this could solve the problem. With the mysterious presence on the hill,

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01:08:41.199 --> 01:08:45.600
with the crosses ready, everyone followed
the priest towards the hill, although

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01:08:45.640 --> 01:08:48.920
the storm got worse, the wind
was stronger and it seemed that nature wanted

766
01:08:49.000 --> 01:08:55.920
to stop them. They still made
it to the first peak. The priest

767
01:08:56.079 --> 01:09:00.920
blessed the place and people began to
finish to put the first cross in spite

768
01:09:00.960 --> 01:09:04.479
of the weather. They worked together, although it seemed that every shovel of

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01:09:04.600 --> 01:09:10.079
earth they moved was more enraged to
nature, but they did not give up.

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01:09:10.960 --> 01:09:14.880
When the hole was ready the priest
said prayers and blessed the place before

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01:09:14.920 --> 01:09:20.960
placing the cross, seeking protection.
Full of hope they went to the second

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01:09:21.000 --> 01:09:25.640
peak to do the same. But
just as they were going to place the

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01:09:25.640 --> 01:09:30.399
second cross, something unexpected happened.
A frightening cry was heard from the bottom

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01:09:30.439 --> 01:09:33.880
of the hill, followed by a
tremor that shook the place. Big stones

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01:09:33.920 --> 01:09:39.840
fell into the village, causing a
noise that frightened everyone. This happened just

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01:09:39.840 --> 01:09:44.520
as they were putting the cross on
the second beak and no one could explain

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01:09:44.560 --> 01:09:48.279
why this was happening. But what
happened next left everyone amazed. The mysterious

778
01:09:48.319 --> 01:09:54.960
being leaping between the beaks and the
storm suddenly disappeared, revealing a clear sky

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01:09:55.039 --> 01:10:00.000
and a bright sun. The priest
surprised by what he had just witnessed,

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01:10:00.520 --> 01:10:05.600
invited the villagers to accompany him to
give thanks to God. Upon returning to

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01:10:05.720 --> 01:10:11.399
the place where they nailed the first
cross, a moving mass of thanksgiving was

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01:10:11.479 --> 01:10:16.520
celebrated. People, still amazed,
looked at the distance between the two peaks,

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01:10:17.000 --> 01:10:21.319
remembering with amazement the presence of the
dark being and the fury of the

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01:10:21.319 --> 01:10:26.399
storm. People couldn' t believe
it. The idea that an ordinary person

785
01:10:26.520 --> 01:10:33.239
could accomplish such a feat seemed outside
this world. Soon speculations began to fly

786
01:10:33.359 --> 01:10:39.560
and one theory took on more force
than the others. Only a supernatural entity

787
01:10:39.600 --> 01:10:44.680
like the Devil could have the ability
to jump such a distance. Since then,

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01:10:45.239 --> 01:10:48.800
the site was named the Devil’
s Leap and became a place of

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01:10:48.840 --> 01:10:55.399
mystery and reverence. Every year,
on the fourteenth of September, the inhabitants

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01:10:55.520 --> 01:11:00.000
of the village gather to celebrate a
mass in honor of this usual event.

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01:11:00.279 --> 01:11:05.039
What makes this legend even more special
is that there is evidence that many consider

792
01:11:05.119 --> 01:11:09.479
to be evidence of its veracity.
For example, at the top of the

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01:11:09.600 --> 01:11:13.880
peaks near Barranco there are crosses that, according to the story, mark the

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01:11:13.920 --> 01:11:18.840
exact point where the Devil landed after
his impressive jump. In addition, the

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01:11:18.880 --> 01:11:24.279
rocks that are scattered around the area. They are said to be remnants of

796
01:11:24.439 --> 01:11:27.800
the tremor that shook the place at
the time the Cross was planted on earth,

797
01:11:28.239 --> 01:11:32.359
adding a touch of reality to the
legend. The story of the Devil

798
01:11:32.439 --> 01:11:38.000
' s Leap is not only a
fascinating narrative, It is an event that

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01:11:38.039 --> 01:11:42.399
unites the Community. The pilgrimage of
September 14th is more than a simple tradition.

800
01:11:43.720 --> 01:11:46.359
It is a time when the past
and the present meet and the old

801
01:11:46.439 --> 01:11:53.720
stories feel as alive as ever.
Year after year, people gather while keeping

802
01:11:53.880 --> 01:11:58.159
legend alive and celebrating the rich history
and culture of their people. But the

803
01:11:58.159 --> 01:12:00.960
legend took a new turn when,
in the year two thousand and thirteen,

804
01:12:01.319 --> 01:12:06.840
an unexpected event seemed to confirm the
mystical connection of the people with the supernatural.

805
01:12:08.640 --> 01:12:13.840
A strong storm struck the region on
July 28, wreaking havoc and taking

806
01:12:13.920 --> 01:12:17.640
the life of a young woman from
the village. The tragedy hit hard,

807
01:12:18.119 --> 01:12:24.720
but what followed was even more surprising. Right after the incident, the storm

808
01:12:24.840 --> 01:12:30.159
calmed down abruptly, as if nature
itself paid homage to the victim. This

809
01:12:30.279 --> 01:12:34.479
event reinforced the inhabitants' belief in
power and the presence of greater forces,

810
01:12:34.960 --> 01:12:40.119
further linking the tragedy and the legend
of the Devil' s leap, the

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01:12:46.199 --> 01:12:51.760
ghost of the Garden of St Mark. My name is Beatriz and my job

812
01:12:51.920 --> 01:12:57.960
is at a bookstore in the city
center. When it' s time to

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01:12:57.960 --> 01:13:00.279
eat, I like to eat in
small places that are close to a very

814
01:13:00.399 --> 01:13:04.800
beautiful park called San Marcos Garden.
But what really makes my city special,

815
01:13:04.960 --> 01:13:10.760
Aguascalientes is not just the food or
the pretty places, but the parties we

816
01:13:10.800 --> 01:13:15.399
do. The most important is the
National Fair of San Marcos. During those

817
01:13:15.479 --> 01:13:20.479
weeks everything changes in the city.
There' s lots of light, dance

818
01:13:20.600 --> 01:13:24.239
music and we' re all very
happy. It' s a time when

819
01:13:24.319 --> 01:13:28.920
we forget the bad things and enjoy
the biggest party we' ve had since

820
01:13:29.720 --> 01:13:33.880
I was very little. I have
always been interested in the mysterious stories of

821
01:13:34.479 --> 01:13:39.000
Aguascalientes, but there is one that
I like more than any other, the

822
01:13:39.079 --> 01:13:43.000
legend of a ghost in the Garden
of San Marcos. This story began in

823
01:13:43.119 --> 01:13:46.000
one thousand eight hundred and forty-
seven, just as the garden had opened.

824
01:13:46.600 --> 01:13:51.199
It was a very nice place where
families gathered to spend time. It

825
01:13:51.319 --> 01:13:56.479
had many plants, walking paths,
a place to pray and a space with

826
01:13:56.560 --> 01:14:00.840
lights to see at night. The
entrance was decorated very pretty with pink stones.

827
01:14:01.000 --> 01:14:04.640
In one thousand eight hundred and fifty- one, during a very large

828
01:14:04.720 --> 01:14:09.159
feast they were doing in the garden, many people came from another city,

829
01:14:09.159 --> 01:14:13.640
Guadalajara. Among them was Don Felipe
Rey González, a man who came from

830
01:14:13.760 --> 01:14:17.359
a very old family in this region. Don Felipe started with a small shop

831
01:14:17.720 --> 01:14:23.000
and during the fair went very well, so he decided to sell more things.

832
01:14:24.279 --> 01:14:29.239
Although at first it was difficult.
He worked hard and managed to be

833
01:14:29.520 --> 01:14:32.199
very successful and earn a lot of
money. After a while, Don Felipe

834
01:14:32.279 --> 01:14:39.359
had a lot of money and decided
to live in aguacalientes near the Garden of

835
01:14:39.359 --> 01:14:44.199
San Marcos. His family continued to
live there for a long time, but

836
01:14:44.319 --> 01:14:47.960
having a lot of money sometimes causes
concerns. Don Felipe was afraid of being

837
01:14:48.039 --> 01:14:53.640
robbed, so he started buying gold
jewelry because he thought they weren' t

838
01:14:53.680 --> 01:14:58.479
safe at home. He didn'
t know where to keep his money,

839
01:14:58.800 --> 01:15:02.039
without anyone, not even his wife
knowing. Then he came up with a

840
01:15:02.239 --> 01:15:06.079
very good idea to hide it in
the Garden of St Mark. In the

841
01:15:06.119 --> 01:15:10.439
middle of the night, next to
a ash tree in the forest of Rosales,

842
01:15:10.720 --> 01:15:14.920
located north and east of the garden, Don Felipe hid a metal box

843
01:15:15.079 --> 01:15:18.359
with gold and jewels under the ground. He used to pass near his hidden

844
01:15:18.479 --> 01:15:24.680
treasure as if it were something everyday
and when he invited his friends to enjoy

845
01:15:24.800 --> 01:15:30.000
the fresh air of the garden,
he chose to sit on the railing right

846
01:15:30.000 --> 01:15:33.039
in front of his treasure. It
had become customary to meet with their acquaintances

847
01:15:33.159 --> 01:15:39.199
to play and place bets. However, the situation took an unexpected course one

848
01:15:40.520 --> 01:15:45.439
day. At one of those meetings, things got out of hand. A

849
01:15:45.520 --> 01:15:50.399
misunderstanding led to insults and finally shooting. The violence took everyone by surprise.

850
01:15:51.319 --> 01:15:57.399
One person lost his life and two
more were injured. Don Felipe, visibly

851
01:15:57.520 --> 01:16:02.159
concerned, was arrested to clarify what
happened during his stay in prison. The

852
01:16:02.239 --> 01:16:08.479
concern for his fortune buried in the
Garden of San Marcos consumed him. No

853
01:16:08.560 --> 01:16:13.000
one else knew about his hidden treasure, but the idea of losing him tormented

854
01:16:13.000 --> 01:16:16.840
him. In those moments of uncertainty, he sought comfort in the Virgin of

855
01:16:16.840 --> 01:16:20.560
the People. González, who once
was locked behind bars, did not allow

856
01:16:21.359 --> 01:16:28.039
his spirit to be broken by adversity. In the midst of her despair,

857
01:16:28.920 --> 01:16:32.439
she made a promise to Our Lady, offering part of her wealth and celebrations

858
01:16:32.560 --> 01:16:38.319
in her honor, hoping to see
again the light of day and embrace the

859
01:16:38.439 --> 01:16:43.319
life that was once hers. This
hope was not in vain, for,

860
01:16:43.359 --> 01:16:46.880
against all odds, he was released. The lack of evidence against him gave

861
01:16:47.000 --> 01:16:53.720
him a second chance, one that
he received with disbelief and joy, marked

862
01:16:53.840 --> 01:16:58.800
by the reunion with his family and
friends, who eagerly awaited him outside the

863
01:16:58.840 --> 01:17:03.720
prison. However, once he was
free, González faced the routine of everyday

864
01:17:03.880 --> 01:17:10.840
life, which gradually pushed him away
from the promise he had made. The

865
01:17:10.920 --> 01:17:15.079
happiness of being back in her home, the tranquility she found in the Garden

866
01:17:15.159 --> 01:17:19.359
of Saint Mark and the celebration with
her loved ones made her forget her commitment

867
01:17:19.479 --> 01:17:26.920
to Our Lady. This garden,
a place of peace and tranquility, also

868
01:17:27.000 --> 01:17:30.600
hid the treasure of González, a
crucial detail that would later become important in

869
01:17:30.680 --> 01:17:35.680
his history. Over time, González' s health began to deteriorate severely,

870
01:17:36.479 --> 01:17:44.039
limiting his days to weakness and suffering. His only consolation was to visit the

871
01:17:44.119 --> 01:17:47.319
Garden of St Mark, insisting on
being taken there every day, despite his

872
01:17:47.439 --> 01:17:54.720
growing inability to move or speak.
In his last moments he tried to communicate

873
01:17:54.800 --> 01:18:00.199
something to his wife, but his
message remained incomprehensible, only accompanied by gesture

874
01:18:00.279 --> 01:18:04.520
those pointing towards the garden, leaving
a mystery unsolved. After his death,

875
01:18:05.079 --> 01:18:10.560
the legend of González took on his
own life. It is said that his

876
01:18:10.720 --> 01:18:15.479
spirit still wanders through the Garden of
Saint Mark, earning the title of the

877
01:18:15.600 --> 01:18:19.000
garden ghost. Rumors about the treasure
box buried and if it still remains,

878
01:18:19.439 --> 01:18:26.600
hidden or discovered by another, remain
a mystery. This story has transformed the

879
01:18:26.680 --> 01:18:38.520
garden into a place of fascination and
fear, especially during the night. The

880
01:18:38.600 --> 01:18:45.159
devil' s lover is Javier,
and I live near very large mountains in

881
01:18:45.319 --> 01:18:51.319
Puebla, Mexico. This place is
very nice, full of plants and animals,

882
01:18:53.039 --> 01:18:57.600
but there are also many stories of
strange things that pass through the fog

883
01:18:57.680 --> 01:19:01.439
that sometimes covers everyone. From my
house I can see mountains and valleys far

884
01:19:01.439 --> 01:19:06.319
away. Some days are sunny from
morning to night, but there are other

885
01:19:06.439 --> 01:19:11.560
days when it rains a lot,
so much so that the roads fill with

886
01:19:11.560 --> 01:19:15.520
water, but thanks to this climate
where I live you can grow many things

887
01:19:15.600 --> 01:19:20.000
like coffee, corn and fruits.
The mountains not only give us food,

888
01:19:20.319 --> 01:19:25.880
but are also an important part of
what we believe and how we live.

889
01:19:26.279 --> 01:19:30.560
The elders of the village They often
tell stories about ghosts and other mysterious things.

890
01:19:31.359 --> 01:19:35.880
Among all the stories that are told
is a well- known one about

891
01:19:36.039 --> 01:19:40.439
the Devil’ s lover. This
story makes a lot of people get their

892
01:19:40.560 --> 01:19:45.159
skin scared. History says that a
long time ago a young man from Puebla

893
01:19:45.239 --> 01:19:49.720
decided to sell mirrors in the villages
of the Sierra. Mirrors liked it a

894
01:19:49.800 --> 01:19:55.000
lot because they were bright and beautiful. This young man went with his horse

895
01:19:55.239 --> 01:19:59.079
and two mules towards the saw and
on the way he met an older gentleman

896
01:19:59.159 --> 01:20:02.279
who was going to r for the
same place. They decided to go together

897
01:20:02.399 --> 01:20:06.359
and when it was dark, the
elder lord told the young man to stay

898
01:20:06.439 --> 01:20:11.319
close to a fire to warm up. Despite having doubts, the young man

899
01:20:11.399 --> 01:20:15.840
accepted because it was very cold and
dark. The elder lord, who knew

900
01:20:16.000 --> 01:20:20.640
how to survive in the field,
made a bonfire and took out a bottle

901
01:20:20.840 --> 01:20:26.119
of spirit to share. While they
were chatting that night around the fire.

902
01:20:26.359 --> 01:20:30.199
The lord began to tell a very
old story about how he once bought a

903
01:20:30.319 --> 01:20:34.439
mirror for his home. He said
that at a fair in honor of Saint

904
01:20:34.439 --> 01:20:39.560
Michael, the Holy One of his
people, the Devil, he was looking

905
01:20:39.560 --> 01:20:42.840
for ways to do evil. The
man remembered how that mirror changed everything in

906
01:20:42.920 --> 01:20:46.760
his house, especially for Matilde,
his partner. The mirror turned like a

907
01:20:46.920 --> 01:20:51.960
door to bad and secret things.
The man told how his wife, Matilde

908
01:20:53.439 --> 01:20:59.039
spent a lot of time looking in
a mirror for him it was as if

909
01:20:59.159 --> 01:21:03.279
she was trapped by her own repercussion
smiling and making gestures, as if she

910
01:21:03.399 --> 01:21:06.960
was communicating with someone else, not
just her image. This caused him much

911
01:21:08.039 --> 01:21:14.640
concern and jealousy because he felt Matilde
was flirting with something dangerous and unknown,

912
01:21:15.359 --> 01:21:19.279
something he could not see or understand. As the story followed the bonfire around

913
01:21:19.359 --> 01:21:25.439
which they were sitting, it seemed
to come alive with the flames, moving

914
01:21:25.560 --> 01:21:30.359
in a way that made the atmosphere
even more mysterious. The drink they shared

915
01:21:30.439 --> 01:21:36.479
helped the words and memories flow more
easily until it was over and with it

916
01:21:36.640 --> 01:21:43.079
the story came to a moment of
silence in which everyone reflected on what they

917
01:21:43.199 --> 01:21:47.760
had heard. The man, appearing
to know beyond what his years allowed him,

918
01:21:48.000 --> 01:21:53.560
shared advice on the dangers of being
carried away by appearances and superstitions.

919
01:21:56.960 --> 01:22:00.960
His story was not only a memory, but a lesson he had learned and

920
01:22:01.039 --> 01:22:05.840
remained very present in his mind.
One day, the man returned home early,

921
01:22:06.159 --> 01:22:12.800
moved by an unexplained suspicion. What
he discovered was Matilde standing in front

922
01:22:12.880 --> 01:22:15.520
of one of his oldest mirrors,
in a pose that seemed to him to

923
01:22:15.600 --> 01:22:23.119
be of complete surrender to his eyes. Matilde was not alone, she was

924
01:22:23.279 --> 01:22:28.079
accompanied by a presence he could not
see, but she felt deeply in her

925
01:22:28.079 --> 01:22:31.960
being. Consumed by a whirlwind of
jealousy, fear and the influence of superstitions

926
01:22:32.039 --> 01:22:36.920
that had marked his life, the
man fell into a state of blind anger.

927
01:22:39.279 --> 01:22:43.720
The act that followed was one of
impulsive violence, a moment of darkness

928
01:22:43.920 --> 01:22:47.840
that would forever change man' s
life. The decision to bury Matilde and

929
01:22:48.039 --> 01:22:53.720
create a false story to cover his
absence was the beginning of his own torment.

930
01:22:54.920 --> 01:23:00.279
Guilt and remorse became his constant fellow
shadows that never left him. Only

931
01:23:01.319 --> 01:23:06.000
years later, as an old man, the man shared his story not as

932
01:23:06.000 --> 01:23:11.640
a confession, but as a warning. Through his story. He sought to

933
01:23:11.760 --> 01:23:15.840
teach others about the danger of being
dominated by unsubstantiated anger, jealousy, and

934
01:23:15.920 --> 01:23:20.239
beliefs. On the night the man
told his story, the sky was clear

935
01:23:20.359 --> 01:23:27.000
and the moon shone brightly, illuminating
his tired face and surmounted by the wrinkles

936
01:23:27.119 --> 01:23:33.279
of time. As he walked away
disappearing between fog and darkness. He left

937
01:23:33.319 --> 01:23:39.399
behind not only his story, but
also a warning for those who could find

938
01:23:39.479 --> 01:23:43.880
it in the future. The young
man who listened to the history of man,

939
01:23:44.279 --> 01:23:49.000
stared at the darkness, reflecting on
the words of the old man at

940
01:23:49.119 --> 01:23:55.520
dawn, would leave for St Michael, carrying with him the mirrors that had

941
01:23:55.520 --> 01:24:05.800
been silent witnesses of the tragedy.
The wedding' s macabre. My name

942
01:24:05.920 --> 01:24:10.840
is Kevin and I want to share
something very important to me. I'

943
01:24:10.920 --> 01:24:13.920
ve recently realized that my memory isn' t as good as it used to

944
01:24:13.920 --> 01:24:18.119
be. I forget things easily and
that worries me a lot. There'

945
01:24:18.199 --> 01:24:23.880
s a special story my grandfather told
me when I was younger. It'

946
01:24:23.960 --> 01:24:29.039
s very important to me and I
don' t want to forget it,

947
01:24:29.760 --> 01:24:31.439
so I decided to write it down
forever. A long time ago, around

948
01:24:31.479 --> 01:24:35.840
the nine hundred and thirty years,
my grandfather was a child. He lived

949
01:24:35.920 --> 01:24:40.079
in a place where there was a
very rich family that had a daughter,

950
01:24:40.920 --> 01:24:44.920
there was another family that, although
not so rich, had three children.

951
01:24:45.640 --> 01:24:48.600
The eldest son of this family and
the daughter of the rich family fell in

952
01:24:48.680 --> 01:24:55.000
love and decided to marry. Their
families were happy with this decision and thought

953
01:24:55.039 --> 01:24:58.640
it would be good for everyone.
The wedding day was all very nice and

954
01:24:58.720 --> 01:25:02.439
elegant. After the church ceremony they
went to the house to keep celebrating.

955
01:25:04.119 --> 01:25:09.439
But at one point the bride went
up to her room to change her clothes

956
01:25:09.520 --> 01:25:13.199
and it took a long time to
return. Her mom and boyfriend' s

957
01:25:13.319 --> 01:25:17.880
mom went up to get her and
found something terrible in the hallway, a

958
01:25:17.960 --> 01:25:23.000
bloody person' s leg. They
called the others and when they entered the

959
01:25:23.079 --> 01:25:27.880
bride' s room, they saw
a horrifying scene, body parts everywhere and

960
01:25:28.000 --> 01:25:32.199
the bride' s head in bed. Suddenly they heard a scream from the

961
01:25:32.279 --> 01:25:38.800
garden. They all ran outside and
saw the groom hanging from a tree with

962
01:25:38.800 --> 01:25:43.359
no hands. It was a very
scary moment and everyone started running away from

963
01:25:43.479 --> 01:25:47.520
the house. The parents of the
desolate boyfriends and without knowing what to do,

964
01:25:48.359 --> 01:25:53.720
came to the police for help,
but, unfortunately, the responsible person

965
01:25:53.880 --> 01:25:59.199
was never found. No one had
answers. The case was full of unknowns.

966
01:26:00.720 --> 01:26:04.800
Eight days after this tragic loss,
during a mass organized to remind the

967
01:26:04.840 --> 01:26:10.880
bride and groom of an unexpected event, he shook again all those present.

968
01:26:11.680 --> 01:26:15.840
A young man outside the family of
the disappeared. It came with an antique

969
01:26:15.359 --> 01:26:21.079
- looking box. The contents of
this box left everyone speechless inside lay the

970
01:26:21.279 --> 01:26:27.159
groom' s hands and a message
declaring that his love was doomed, that

971
01:26:27.159 --> 01:26:32.159
what happened was inevitable. This young
man explained that the box had appeared in

972
01:26:32.319 --> 01:26:38.960
his house sent by mail anonymously and
felt it was his duty to deliver it

973
01:26:39.039 --> 01:26:43.760
during the ceremony. The appearance of
the box and its macabre contents led the

974
01:26:43.840 --> 01:26:47.760
parents to a painful decision. Consumed
by horror and wishing to put an end

975
01:26:47.840 --> 01:26:53.640
to the constant nightmares, they chose
to close the case and stop looking for

976
01:26:53.640 --> 01:26:58.800
answers. As a result of these
events, the story of the bride and

977
01:26:58.880 --> 01:27:02.319
groom became the center of many theories
and speculations. Some people believed that the

978
01:27:02.479 --> 01:27:10.079
enemies of the youth were the culprits, arguing that old fights and enmity had

979
01:27:10.159 --> 01:27:15.479
culminated in this tragedy. Others thought
that a young man secretly in love with

980
01:27:15.600 --> 01:27:18.600
the bride and rejected by her had
carried out the act. Out of spite.

981
01:27:19.239 --> 01:27:25.880
There were also rumors of a dark
deal with supernatural forces involving parents in

982
01:27:26.000 --> 01:27:30.600
a diabolical pact in exchange for wealth, which pointed to evil entities as the

983
01:27:30.800 --> 01:27:39.399
perpetrators of the crime. Regardless of
the various theories, the legend continues to

984
01:27:39.640 --> 01:27:44.439
feed on creepy tales surrounding the mysterious
house. It is said that even today,

985
01:27:45.039 --> 01:27:50.479
the sounds of screams and strange noises
resonate in the dark residence. The

986
01:27:50.600 --> 01:27:58.199
fearless visitors who venture to enter tell
terrifying experiences describing the presence of a grim

987
01:27:58.319 --> 01:28:02.520
figure with an hour and a girlfriend, running and screaming desperately for his life.

988
01:28:03.920 --> 01:28:09.159
The house, wrapped in an aura
of mystery and tragedy, has become

989
01:28:09.239 --> 01:28:14.159
a place feared by the locals,
who avoid approaching it during the night.

990
01:28:15.880 --> 01:28:19.760
The shadow of that fateful day seems
to persist and the tales of the bride

991
01:28:19.840 --> 01:28:32.399
and the sinister figure continue to feed
the dark legend of the wedding macabre the

992
01:28:32.439 --> 01:28:39.760
street of the three crosses. My
name is Federico and I want to tell

993
01:28:39.920 --> 01:28:43.600
you something interesting that happened in Zacatecas, where I have lived since I was

994
01:28:43.600 --> 01:28:47.800
born. This story begins with an
important man named Diego. He was not

995
01:28:47.920 --> 01:28:53.039
only the owner of a very large
and beautiful house, but he was also

996
01:28:53.079 --> 01:28:57.079
like a father to his niece,
Beatrice, who was a very pretty girl

997
01:28:57.159 --> 01:29:01.479
and had just finished her studies.
Don Diego had a very specific plan for

998
01:29:01.560 --> 01:29:06.239
Beatriz. She wanted her to marry
her son Antonio, but Antonio wasn'

999
01:29:06.319 --> 01:29:12.399
t the best match. While he
was in the army fighting pirates, he

1000
01:29:12.479 --> 01:29:16.439
became famous for spending a lot of
money and for too much drinking. Don

1001
01:29:16.520 --> 01:29:20.920
Diego' s plan was simple.
If Beatriz married Antonio, he could use

1002
01:29:21.000 --> 01:29:26.840
Beatriz' s money any way he
wanted. Then, the big house where

1003
01:29:26.960 --> 01:29:30.600
they lived became kind of a luxury
prison for her, where she couldn'

1004
01:29:30.720 --> 01:29:36.399
t make her own decisions. The
story gets more interesting when at midnight violin

1005
01:29:36.880 --> 01:29:43.119
melodies played by a young man were
heard. This young man, Gabriel Garcia,

1006
01:29:44.000 --> 01:29:48.319
was a very skilled musician who had
learned a lot thanks to the nuns

1007
01:29:48.439 --> 01:29:53.560
of the convent. Despite coming from
a humble family, Gabriel was well received

1008
01:29:53.680 --> 01:30:00.439
at high society events for his talents. At one of those meetings, Beatriz

1009
01:30:00.560 --> 01:30:04.159
heard Gabriel play the violin and fell
in love with him. Gabriel, who

1010
01:30:04.239 --> 01:30:09.560
was also in love with Beatriz,
played his music in front of her house

1011
01:30:09.800 --> 01:30:15.840
every night hoping to express his love
to her. Beatriz, wanting to listen

1012
01:30:15.960 --> 01:30:19.920
to Gabriel' s music, found
ways to prevent Don Diego from realizing and

1013
01:30:20.000 --> 01:30:26.279
peeking out to enjoy the serenades that
his lover gave him. One day while

1014
01:30:26.479 --> 01:30:30.199
Gabriel played his violin passionately, Don
Diego passed by to see the young musician,

1015
01:30:30.720 --> 01:30:38.279
anger took hold of him. He
confronted Gabriel by ordering him to leave

1016
01:30:38.920 --> 01:30:42.399
immediately and threatening him with the violence
of his servants. If he refused to

1017
01:30:42.520 --> 01:30:46.800
obey, Gabriel, however, did
not let himself be intimidated with the dignity

1018
01:30:46.920 --> 01:30:51.079
and courage that characterized him. He
refused to leave out of fear. He

1019
01:30:51.119 --> 01:30:56.960
assured Don Diego that, although he
was willing to leave, it was not

1020
01:30:57.079 --> 01:31:01.359
out of cowardice, but out of
respect for himself and his principles worthy of

1021
01:31:01.520 --> 01:31:06.960
a true knight. The situation quickly
escalated when Don Diego, furious and challenged,

1022
01:31:08.159 --> 01:31:13.439
drew his sword as if from an
ancient duel scene. Despite the tension,

1023
01:31:13.640 --> 01:31:17.960
Gabriel, maintaining his composure and respect, refused to fight arguing his deep

1024
01:31:18.079 --> 01:31:24.560
respect for Don Diego. Despite the
circumstances. In response, Don Diego insulted

1025
01:31:24.640 --> 01:31:30.720
him severely, unleashing his anger against
Gabriel with words full of contempt. In

1026
01:31:30.800 --> 01:31:35.119
the face of verbal violence, Gabriel
drew his sword more than ready to defend

1027
01:31:35.199 --> 01:31:40.359
himself, although without intent to attack, he merely blocked the blows of Don

1028
01:31:40.800 --> 01:31:45.199
Diego, who, blinded by fury, sought to end the confrontation with a

1029
01:31:45.199 --> 01:31:49.039
final blow. However, in an
unexpected turn of events, Don Diego stumbled

1030
01:31:49.119 --> 01:31:54.760
and fell on Gabriel' s sword, sealing his own destiny in the most

1031
01:31:54.840 --> 01:32:00.279
tragic way. But the drama wouldn' t end there. A servant witness

1032
01:32:00.399 --> 01:32:05.000
of the scene reacted violently, stabbing
Gabriel in the back before fleeing to the

1033
01:32:05.079 --> 01:32:12.119
security of the house. Meanwhile,
Beatriz, who had been watching from a

1034
01:32:12.279 --> 01:32:16.279
window, was overwhelmed by the horror
of what happened. When he heard the

1035
01:32:16.319 --> 01:32:20.239
screams and the roar of the battle, he lost his balance and fell from

1036
01:32:20.239 --> 01:32:24.600
the vantage point, finding his end
next to that of his beloved Gabriel.

1037
01:32:25.479 --> 01:32:30.119
The authorities' arrival at the site
revealed a devastating scene. Three lives lost

1038
01:32:30.399 --> 01:32:36.800
in an act of unexpected violence.
A stranger moved by compassion and respect for

1039
01:32:36.880 --> 01:32:41.920
the fallen, marked three crosses at
the site of the tragedy, giving rise

1040
01:32:42.399 --> 01:32:46.600
to the name by which that street
would be known ever since. All three

1041
01:32:46.680 --> 01:33:00.640
crosses. The hill of the Zoconstle
called me nito colás and I live in

1042
01:33:01.199 --> 01:33:05.199
ashnillo, a place not far from
the hill of the Quesoconosle. This hill

1043
01:33:05.319 --> 01:33:11.199
looks impressive from afar. During the
day, it looks dry and with little

1044
01:33:11.319 --> 01:33:15.520
vegetation, but still there are plants
that manage to survive when there is a

1045
01:33:15.520 --> 01:33:20.319
full moon. The hill looks completely
different. Choconostle Hill is famous for an

1046
01:33:20.399 --> 01:33:27.079
ancient history that began in the 17th
century. At the time, Fresnillo was

1047
01:33:27.159 --> 01:33:30.640
a very important place because there was
a lot of mining. People were looking

1048
01:33:30.760 --> 01:33:38.279
to get rich, working in the
mines or trading. Fresnillo produced a lot

1049
01:33:38.760 --> 01:33:43.000
of silver and it was transported to
zacatecas to keep it safe. But carrying

1050
01:33:43.039 --> 01:33:48.359
the money was dangerous because there were
thieves waiting to steal it to protect themselves

1051
01:33:48.359 --> 01:33:53.319
from theft. People started hiding the
money on the hill. They say that

1052
01:33:53.439 --> 01:33:57.479
hill hid the devil and that it
was a very ugly and dangerous place,

1053
01:33:58.159 --> 01:34:03.159
with thorny plants and venous animals.
The caves on the hill were so dangerous

1054
01:34:03.319 --> 01:34:08.880
that no one dared to approach.
People thought these caves were part of an

1055
01:34:09.000 --> 01:34:14.279
ancient volcano. The miners used these
fears to hide their money on the hill,

1056
01:34:14.960 --> 01:34:17.319
thinking that no one would dare to
look for it out of fear of

1057
01:34:17.319 --> 01:34:23.199
the devil. In time, those
who knew where the silver was hidden died

1058
01:34:23.600 --> 01:34:29.119
and the treasure was forgotten. Centuries
later, when they were building a road

1059
01:34:29.239 --> 01:34:33.760
near the hill, the workers began
to notice strange things. They heard strange

1060
01:34:33.880 --> 01:34:40.119
noises and saw black smoke that frightened
them and made some sick even stopped working

1061
01:34:40.279 --> 01:34:44.640
for fear. Here lived a shepherd
dedicated to the care of his goats,

1062
01:34:45.239 --> 01:34:48.720
a simple man who had become accustomed
to the tranquility and mysteries of the countryside.

1063
01:34:49.359 --> 01:34:53.359
This pastor, throughout his life,
became the spokesman for a legend that,

1064
01:34:54.000 --> 01:34:59.399
in time, would captivate everyone'
s imagination in the village. According

1065
01:34:59.479 --> 01:35:03.720
to this man, in the hill
lived an extraordinary creature to which many referred

1066
01:35:03.800 --> 01:35:10.199
as the devil. This being was
the guardian of a huge treasure hidden by

1067
01:35:10.319 --> 01:35:15.520
miners centuries ago. The peculiarity of
this story lay in a unique treatment offered

1068
01:35:15.680 --> 01:35:20.239
by the devil. The treasure could
be taken by anyone who dared to look

1069
01:35:20.359 --> 01:35:25.479
for it, as long as it
was not captured in the act. The

1070
01:35:25.560 --> 01:35:31.479
shepherd claimed to have met this creature
unexpectedly. One day, one of her

1071
01:35:31.560 --> 01:35:36.079
goats was lost and when looking for
her, she fell into a cave hidden

1072
01:35:36.079 --> 01:35:40.359
in the mountain. It was in
this dark place that he ran into the

1073
01:35:40.439 --> 01:35:44.560
being who guarded the treasure. The
devil, whom the shepherd nicknamed. The

1074
01:35:44.680 --> 01:35:48.520
work revealed to him the existence of
gold and the peculiar agreement on its custody.

1075
01:35:49.239 --> 01:35:54.600
The most intriguing thing in this story
was that the devil only abandoned his

1076
01:35:54.720 --> 01:35:58.960
guard on Holy Friday, when the
treasure became visible to those who used to

1077
01:35:59.000 --> 01:36:04.359
look for him. The news of
this wealth spread quickly, attracting many adventurers

1078
01:36:04.479 --> 01:36:11.039
every year, who hoped to find
the treasure and escape before three o'

1079
01:36:11.119 --> 01:36:14.319
clock in the afternoon, when,
according to popular belief, Christ died.

1080
01:36:15.600 --> 01:36:20.000
However, despite numerous attempts, no
one was able to find the treasure.

1081
01:36:20.800 --> 01:36:25.840
It was said that he was hiding
somewhere in a ravine where the people of

1082
01:36:26.000 --> 01:36:30.239
the village threw their garbage, right
in the place where today the municipal dump

1083
01:36:30.359 --> 01:36:38.159
is located along the Pan- American
highway. This peculiar location made the legend

1084
01:36:38.279 --> 01:36:43.079
even more mysterious, as it suggested
that the treasure was hidden in plain sight,

1085
01:36:43.680 --> 01:36:48.199
but protected by a supernatural force that
prevented its discovery. With the passage

1086
01:36:48.279 --> 01:36:53.880
of time, the legend of the
hill has remained alive in the conversations of

1087
01:36:53.920 --> 01:36:59.239
the inhabitants of the village. Some
consider it a simple fable, while others

1088
01:36:59.359 --> 01:37:03.239
firmly believe in the existence of the
treasure and the warnings surrounding its search.

1089
01:37:04.680 --> 01:37:10.520
The truth is that this story,
with its elements of mystery, adventure and

1090
01:37:10.640 --> 01:37:16.039
a supernatural covenant, continues to fascinate
generations, becoming an indelible element of local

1091
01:37:16.119 --> 01:37:31.479
culture. The petrified snake in Zacateca
frenillo is a place with a lot of

1092
01:37:31.479 --> 01:37:36.640
history and legends. There' s
a very interesting story about a giant ashprick

1093
01:37:36.760 --> 01:37:40.680
snake It wasn' t always as
we know it today. Before, in

1094
01:37:40.760 --> 01:37:44.520
the colonial times, it was a
place with few houses and many mines.

1095
01:37:45.560 --> 01:37:48.680
The story I' m going to
tell you happens at a time when the

1096
01:37:48.800 --> 01:37:55.479
sky decided to open up with an
unusual force, triggering a storm that spread

1097
01:37:55.600 --> 01:37:59.880
for several days in August, a
period known for its rains, but not

1098
01:38:00.079 --> 01:38:04.640
for such extreme events. The intensity
of the rain was such that the ancient

1099
01:38:04.720 --> 01:38:10.640
practices of the people, like stabbing
knives into the earth believing that they could

1100
01:38:10.720 --> 01:38:15.159
cut the water and stop its fury, were useless. Concern grew as the

1101
01:38:15.279 --> 01:38:20.039
inhabitants prayed for the end of the
storm, fearing the consequences it could bring

1102
01:38:20.159 --> 01:38:26.199
on their quiet people. Just as
the storm calmed down, leaving a trail

1103
01:38:26.359 --> 01:38:30.720
of uncertainty in its wake. A
huge sea snake emerged from the depths,

1104
01:38:30.520 --> 01:38:38.520
moving inexorably towards ash. The vision
of this creature of mythical proportions and a

1105
01:38:38.640 --> 01:38:44.720
palpable ferocity caused fear to spread like
a flood of gunpowder. For the people

1106
01:38:44.840 --> 01:38:47.399
of the village. The appearance of
such a monster was not a mere whim

1107
01:38:47.520 --> 01:38:54.119
of fate, but a clear message
of punishment. The accumulated transgressions, from

1108
01:38:54.199 --> 01:38:58.600
the lack of respect for the elderly
to the disobedience of the younger ones and

1109
01:38:58.720 --> 01:39:04.039
the unjust treatment of women and the
elderly, seemed to have invoked this threat

1110
01:39:04.159 --> 01:39:09.399
directly from the depths of the sea. The panic took hold of ash.

1111
01:39:10.039 --> 01:39:14.439
People, believing that the end was
near, sought refuge in the churches waiting

1112
01:39:14.960 --> 01:39:19.079
for faith to protect them from being
devoured by the serpent. But in the

1113
01:39:19.159 --> 01:39:24.439
midst of chaos a priest accompanied by
a child, both armed, only with

1114
01:39:24.560 --> 01:39:30.199
their courage and faith decided to confront
the beast, in front of the serpent,

1115
01:39:30.479 --> 01:39:34.000
began their prayers begging for the mercy
and salvation of his people. Against

1116
01:39:34.119 --> 01:39:41.159
all odds, the miracle materialized the
serpent, touched by the unshakable faith of

1117
01:39:41.239 --> 01:39:45.800
its opponents, transformed into stone,
giving origin to what we know today as

1118
01:39:45.920 --> 01:39:50.359
the Sierra de la Valdecañas. This
heroic act marked a before and after in

1119
01:39:50.600 --> 01:39:57.720
frenillo, the Community, reflecting on
past mistakes, began to forge a new

1120
01:39:57.800 --> 01:40:03.960
path based on respect and solidarity.
The stone serpent now an imposing natural monument

1121
01:40:04.199 --> 01:40:11.640
became a symbol of unity and change. Although rumors circulate that the snake tried

1122
01:40:11.760 --> 01:40:16.840
to revive causing tremors that shook the
earth, these are nothing more than legends

1123
01:40:16.960 --> 01:40:23.439
on campfire nights. Today, the
imposing figure of the petrified viper dominates the

1124
01:40:23.800 --> 01:40:28.119
landscape. His head and body extend
along the mountain range, visible from anywhere

1125
01:40:28.880 --> 01:40:34.800
in the city as an eternal guardian. Legend has it that the fate of

1126
01:40:34.840 --> 01:40:42.000
the serpent, if it will remain
asleep or awaken, is intrinsically linked to

1127
01:40:42.079 --> 01:40:45.880
the behavior of the inhabitants of frenillo. This history, beyond its supernatural elements,

1128
01:40:45.520 --> 01:40:50.479
teaches us about the importance of the
Community, the respect and the capacity

1129
01:40:50.600 --> 01:41:02.359
for change and redemption that resides in
the hearts of peoples. The night of

1130
01:41:02.520 --> 01:41:11.520
the devil is called Ulysses and I
want to share an experience that always causes

1131
01:41:11.520 --> 01:41:15.239
me to chill. As a child, my mother instilled a deep respect for

1132
01:41:15.359 --> 01:41:19.800
the traditions and beliefs of our place, placing special emphasis on the 24th of

1133
01:41:19.840 --> 01:41:26.399
August, day dedicated to Saint Bartholomew. He told us that on that day

1134
01:41:26.520 --> 01:41:31.000
we should proceed with great caution and
it was evident how his concern increased as

1135
01:41:31.039 --> 01:41:35.359
he approached the date. He constantly
reminded us that the 24th of August was

1136
01:41:35.439 --> 01:41:41.159
not an ordinary day. It was
a day full of risks that could manifest

1137
01:41:41.239 --> 01:41:46.479
themselves in various ways, fire,
water or even dangers As he climbed the

1138
01:41:46.840 --> 01:41:54.000
trees, he narrated how the devil
sought any opportunity to create chaos, taking

1139
01:41:54.079 --> 01:41:57.840
advantage of any carelessness to unleash misfortunes
and calamities. According to local beliefs,

1140
01:41:58.359 --> 01:42:00.560
starting at eleven o’ clock on
the night of August 23rd, a violent

1141
01:42:00.680 --> 01:42:06.159
storm broke out, with intense rains, lightnings and winds so strong that nothing

1142
01:42:06.279 --> 01:42:13.960
seemed to resist its passage. That
day, venturing into the countryside or exploring

1143
01:42:14.279 --> 01:42:19.039
caves became an invitation to the unknown. For example, snakes showed strange behaviors

1144
01:42:19.159 --> 01:42:25.720
and entering a cave could result in
being lost. The most surprising thing was

1145
01:42:25.800 --> 01:42:31.199
how nature itself seemed to be altered
by the presence of the devil, with

1146
01:42:31.319 --> 01:42:36.479
flies disappearing and certain plants drying up
to contact. The legend of Saint Bartholomew

1147
01:42:36.680 --> 01:42:43.640
facing the devil was central to these
beliefs. The story tells how the Saint,

1148
01:42:44.279 --> 01:42:47.479
when he was overcome in a race
through the Shikama Valley, begged for

1149
01:42:47.560 --> 01:42:54.359
divine help and managed to leap miraculously
over the Shikama River, securing his victory.

1150
01:42:55.279 --> 01:43:00.319
The devil full of arrogance tried to
imitate him, but failed to fall

1151
01:43:00.359 --> 01:43:03.479
into the river and drown. Since
then it is said that the devil'

1152
01:43:03.600 --> 01:43:09.039
s tail can be seen in the
river as it grows, serving as a

1153
01:43:09.039 --> 01:43:12.319
reminder of its defeat. My mother
used to tell these stories with a seriousness,

1154
01:43:12.880 --> 01:43:16.520
so that she made us reflect on
the importance of being vigilant and protected.

1155
01:43:17.239 --> 01:43:21.159
In our house. On 24 August
there was a mixture of respect and

1156
01:43:21.239 --> 01:43:28.479
caution. We followed a series of
rituals to protect ourselves. We did not

1157
01:43:28.520 --> 01:43:34.600
go out after dark we marked our
doors with blessed symbols to keep evil spirits

1158
01:43:35.039 --> 01:43:41.119
away and lit candles in every corner
of the house to illuminate our home with

1159
01:43:41.279 --> 01:43:45.800
protection and warmth. In addition,
my mother taught us to prepare a special

1160
01:43:45.079 --> 01:43:49.520
dish on that day that, according
to her, helped to strengthen the spirit

1161
01:43:49.560 --> 01:43:56.720
and family union. It was a
past recipe from generation to generation that mixed

1162
01:43:56.800 --> 01:44:01.119
local herbs and spices with food that
was believed to have protective property. Preparing

1163
01:44:01.159 --> 01:44:05.560
and sharing this dish became an act
of love and resistance against the dark forces

1164
01:44:05.640 --> 01:44:12.920
that, according to the stories,
were especially lurking on that date. Over

1165
01:44:13.039 --> 01:44:17.079
the years, the sense of fear
that I initially felt turned into a deep

1166
01:44:17.159 --> 01:44:25.000
connection with my roots and an appreciation
for ancestral wisdom. My mother' s

1167
01:44:25.119 --> 01:44:30.319
teachings, rather than mere warnings,
became a legacy of respect for the unknown

1168
01:44:30.479 --> 01:44:34.439
and a guide to how to live
in harmony with the forces of nature and

1169
01:44:34.479 --> 01:44:40.640
the cosmos. Every 24th of August, now, with my own children,

1170
01:44:41.239 --> 01:44:45.279
we relive these traditions with the same
respect and care that my mother taught us.

1171
01:44:46.000 --> 01:44:49.920
I tell you the stories of Saint
Bartholomew and the devil preparing, the

1172
01:44:50.039 --> 01:44:55.600
special dish that I learned from my
mother and together, as a family,

1173
01:44:56.359 --> 01:45:00.800
we reaffirm our commitment to live conscious
of our environment, respecting the beliefs that

1174
01:45:00.920 --> 01:45:05.159
have been transmitted through generations. On
this day we remember that, even if

1175
01:45:05.319 --> 01:45:11.760
we do not see directly the forces
around us, their influence is real and

1176
01:45:11.960 --> 01:45:25.760
deserves our respect and attention. La
Niña de cabora Carlos de Sinaloa shares with

1177
01:45:25.840 --> 01:45:29.720
us the story of Teresa Urrea,
also known as La Niña de cabora,

1178
01:45:30.399 --> 01:45:34.039
a woman who mixed the mystical with
the struggle for justice in Mexico. Teresa

1179
01:45:34.399 --> 01:45:40.840
was born in one thousand eight hundred
and seventy- three and from a young

1180
01:45:41.000 --> 01:45:44.760
age showed special abilities to heal people, which many believed was because they had

1181
01:45:44.840 --> 01:45:47.640
a special connection with the divine.
Her fame grew so much that people from

1182
01:45:47.760 --> 01:45:51.520
many places came to seek her help, hoping to be healed by her.

1183
01:45:53.039 --> 01:45:57.439
Theresa' s influence was not only
spiritual, but also a symbol of resistance

1184
01:45:57.560 --> 01:46:02.319
and hope for many people who wanted
a change in the country. Despite the

1185
01:46:02.399 --> 01:46:09.680
difficulties, Teresa always remained faithful to
submission to help others. Created in an

1186
01:46:09.760 --> 01:46:14.880
environment that merged two different cultures.
Her father' s inheritance took her country

1187
01:46:15.079 --> 01:46:19.399
man and her mother, Cayetana Chávez, of indigenous roots, shaped her vision

1188
01:46:19.439 --> 01:46:27.119
of the world and her spirituality in
a unique way. This cultural duality allowed

1189
01:46:27.199 --> 01:46:31.880
Teresa to forge a complex and rich
identity, embracing Catholicism, while questioning her

1190
01:46:32.000 --> 01:46:38.199
practices and seeking an expression of faith
more rooted in empathy and social justice.

1191
01:46:40.199 --> 01:46:45.399
Since her childhood, Teresa showed an
exceptional ability to heal, an ability that

1192
01:46:45.479 --> 01:46:50.319
intensified after a transformative experience at sixteen
years of age that left her with the

1193
01:46:50.439 --> 01:46:58.119
ability to heal and anticipate future events. These extraordinary gifts earned him recognition in

1194
01:46:58.239 --> 01:47:01.640
his community in Cabora, where he
became a figure of great importance, performing

1195
01:47:01.640 --> 01:47:09.119
what many considered miracles. However,
her relationship with the authorities, both ecclesiastical

1196
01:47:09.159 --> 01:47:15.079
and governmental, was tense, marked
by defiance and resistance, as Teresa promoted

1197
01:47:15.680 --> 01:47:23.840
a faith directly communicated with God,
away from established power structures. His challenge

1198
01:47:23.880 --> 01:47:29.199
to ecclesiastical norms, such as his
practice of personally baptizing children and his growing

1199
01:47:29.279 --> 01:47:34.319
reputation as a spiritual and political leader
alarmed the government of Porfirio Díaz, who

1200
01:47:34.800 --> 01:47:40.880
saw in it a threat to his
authority. This, coupled with the use

1201
01:47:40.960 --> 01:47:44.600
of his name by a friend to
incite the indigenous to rebellion, solidified his

1202
01:47:45.399 --> 01:47:49.800
status as an opposition figure, culminating
in his exile to the United States.

1203
01:47:50.680 --> 01:47:56.399
Far from her homeland, Teresa continued
her struggle, responding to injustice with concrete

1204
01:47:56.520 --> 01:48:01.119
actions, such as her response to
the Massacremos, which prompted her to consider

1205
01:48:01.239 --> 01:48:06.600
the armed struggle against days and to
use other media, such as the press,

1206
01:48:08.159 --> 01:48:13.119
to oppose her regime in the United
States. Not only did he continue

1207
01:48:13.199 --> 01:48:16.520
his healing work, but he also
became a voice for the underprivileged, earning

1208
01:48:17.199 --> 01:48:23.199
the respect of a wide range of
individuals, from medical professionals to journalists.

1209
01:48:24.840 --> 01:48:30.039
Teresa' s life, though short, was intensely significant. Dying at the

1210
01:48:30.119 --> 01:48:34.159
age of thirty- three. He
left a lasting legacy as a symbol of

1211
01:48:34.279 --> 01:48:46.560
enduring unbreakable faith and dedication to the
service of others, Father Garcia' s

1212
01:48:46.560 --> 01:48:53.279
treasure. My name is quinten and
I live in a place called Lampazos.

1213
01:48:53.960 --> 01:48:58.159
I want to tell you a famous
story here that people have been telling since

1214
01:48:58.199 --> 01:49:00.399
the year nineteen hundred s. S. N. Of s use. Then

1215
01:49:00.560 --> 01:49:05.279
strange and mysterious things have happened.
Some people say they see people- like

1216
01:49:05.399 --> 01:49:10.479
figures chasing people back home too late, and it' s not just that.

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They also say they hear creepy laughs
in the middle of the night.

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The oldest in the place know why
these things happen and they always tell the

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same story. There was a house
on the corner of two streets, Mina

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and Allende, which belonged to a
man named Santiago González to Naya. This

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gentleman lent his house to a highly
respected priest, Father Garcia. Father Garcia

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was very smart and received a lot
of money and gifts from people. He

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received so much that he had more
than he needed and so that no one

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suspected, he decided to bury a
lot of gold and silver coins somewhere in

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his house. But things took a
sad turn. The priest had to go

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somewhere else and died unexpectedly before he
could tell someone where the buried treasure was,

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so no one knew exactly where it
was and began the legend of which

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spirits kept the treasure waiting for someone
to find it. Once, a woman

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named Maria de la Luz Ortiz told
how her brother Rafael was frightened by something

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that was not from this world.
A very deep voice. He called from

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a tree near a bridge and Rafael
ran terrified to his sister' s house.

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Even though Mary of the Light tried
to calm him down, Raphael was

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very frightened. After a few days, Rafael decided that he would not let

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fear control him. He went out
again at night and after being in a

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canteen, he passed the street of
horror, where he faced the voice that

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had frightened him before. Hearing his
name, he shot in the air and

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asked the voice to show himself.
It turned out to be just a man

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with a white sheet who ran scared, leaving the sheet behind. The story

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is still interesting. A u n
s s a n o s r orio

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de la casa fed legends. A
mayor of the time tried to solve it

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by ordering a hole to be dug
in front of the house, which made

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people talk even more. Despite searching
for years, they never found anything.

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Everything changed in nineteen hundred and seventy, when they were building a road.

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When they removed a large tree near
the house, they found bright coins,

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stopped the machines and found a broken
vase with more coins inside. After that,

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three workers disappeared from the village with
the coins and no longer talked about

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ghosts. In that place. The
house was ruined. But people still tell

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the story of Father Garcia' s
treasure. Stories written and adapted by Ramiro contreras