More Legends from the State of Chihuahua

Posted January 14, 2024March 9, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Myths and Legends

The Mexican state of Chihuahua is home to many legends. Here are 4 (more).

The Trial of the Chichimec Witch, 19 July 1599

Posted January 7, 2024March 9, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

An obscure witch trial on the frontier of New Spain was more political than religious.

The Newest Maya Ruin and America’s “Sleeping Prophet”

Posted December 31, 2023March 9, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

Mexico’s newest archaeological zone has a strange connection to an early 20th Century American clairvoyant

Did Jesus Really Appear on a Tortilla in Mexico?

Posted December 24, 2023March 9, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Religious Curiosities

The story of how a seemingly random occurrence became a pop culture phenomenon.

More Legends from the Yaqui People

Posted December 17, 2023March 9, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Myths and Legends

The Yaqui people of northwestern Mexico have many legends. Here are three (more).

The Lerdo Monster, a New Chupacabra?

Posted December 10, 2023March 10, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Cryptids and Legendary Creatures

A strange monster is said to be killing livestock in northern Durango. What is it?

Edzná, Land of the Seven Provinces

Posted December 3, 2023March 10, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

This ruined city in the jungles of Campeche has a long and interesting history.

Legends from the State of Tabasco

Posted November 26, 2023March 10, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Myths and Legends

The Mexican state of Tabasco is home to many legends. Here are 4.

Julia Pastrana, Mexico’s “Ape Woman”

Posted November 19, 2023March 12, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Hodge Podge

The star of freak shows, circuses and chambers of horror, Julia Pastrana was the most famous Mexican woman in the world in the 1850s.

The Stories of Two Unknown Mexican Saints

Posted November 12, 2023March 24, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Religious Curiosities

Have you ever heard of these 2 saints from Mexico?

Have You Ever Heard of the Islas Coronado?

Posted November 5, 2023March 30, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Hodge Podge

This northernmost group of Mexican islands has a unique history and many strange tales to tell.

Benito Juárez: The Indigenous Statesman Who Shaped Modern Mexico

Posted October 28, 2023April 5, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

A brief profile of one of the greatest leaders of Mexico.

Legends of the Huichol People

Posted October 21, 2023April 5, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Myths and Legends

The Huichol people of the mountains of Mexico have many legends. Here are three.

Did a Mexican Invent Color TV?

Posted October 15, 2023April 5, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

Many Mexicans have never heard of genius inventor Guillermo González Camarena

El Teúl, Eternal City of Mystery

Posted October 8, 2023April 5, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

This little-known site in southern Zacatecas was an important place in ancient Mexico for almost 2,000 years.

Does a Group of Remote Islands in the Western Pacific Belong to Mexico?

Posted October 1, 2023April 5, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

4 small Pacific islands north of New Guinea may belong to Mexico

The Mexican Alien Mummies, All You Need to Know

Posted September 24, 2023April 5, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Otherworldly Phenomena

Facts and speculation about the biggest UFO-related event to happen in Mexico in 2023.

Archangel Michael and the Well of Miracles

Posted September 17, 2023April 10, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Religious Curiosities

The Archangel Michael appeared to a poor boy in Mexico in 1631 and brought with him miracles.

Xiximes: An Extinct and Forgotten Tribe

Posted September 10, 2023 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History, Uncategorized

The Xiximes were gone by the end of the 1600s. Who were they?

Three More Legends from Jalisco

Posted September 3, 2023April 10, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Myths and Legends

Here are three more intriguing legends from the state of Jalisco

Little-Known Mexican Virgins, Part 5

Posted August 27, 2023April 10, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Religious Curiosities

Our series continues with 3 more important but little-known shrines to Our Lady

Mysteries of the Aztec Crystal Skulls Revealed!

Posted August 20, 2023April 10, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

The story of the mysterious crystal skulls of the Aztecs

Mexico’s First Satanic Temple

Posted August 13, 2023April 10, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Religious Curiosities, Uncategorized

Construction continues on Mexico’s first temple openly dedicated to Satan

UFO Encounters at La Rumorosa

Posted August 6, 2023April 10, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Otherworldly Phenomena

In 1997 three young men had a series of UFO encounters in the northern Mexican wilderness.

Tlahuicole, the Hercules of Ancient Mexico

Posted July 30, 2023April 21, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

Throughout ancient Mexico, everyone knew the name of this famous warrior from Tlaxcala.

Ghosts and Monsters of San Miguel de Allende

Posted July 23, 2023April 21, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Myths and Legends

The old city of San Miguel de Allende is full of many scary legends. Here are 7.

Don Pedrito Jaramillo; Healer, Clairvoyant, Folk Saint

Posted July 9, 2023April 21, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Religious Curiosities

Part curandero, part psychic, Don Pedrito was credited with healing tens of thousands of people.

Doña Isabel Moctezuma, the Last Empress of the Aztecs

Posted July 2, 2023April 28, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

The last empress of the Aztecs had a short but intense life. Her legacy lives on.

La Quemada, Mystery at the Edge of Mesoamerica

Posted June 25, 2023April 28, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

No one knows who built this interesting ancient city or for what reason.

The Great Mexican UFO Wave of 1965

Posted June 18, 2023April 28, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Otherworldly Phenomena

Thousands of people saw strange objects in the skies over Mexico from July to October of 1965