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

Yaqui Animal Legends

Posted June 11, 2023 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Myths and Legends

The Yaqui people of northwestern Mexico have a rich oral tradition, here are 4 legends involving animals.

José Estrada Munguía, Mexico’s Nikola Tesla

Posted June 4, 2023April 28, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

This prolific Mexican inventor was almost completely lost to history.

The People’s Liberation Army of Mexico and the Kidnapping of John Patterson

Posted May 28, 2023April 29, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Hodge Podge

A US vice-consul in Mexico was supposedly kidnapped by a fringe communist group. Here is the real story.

The Story of Vanilla

Posted May 21, 2023April 29, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Hodge Podge

Vanilla cultivation began in Mexico thousands of years ago.

Tales of Terror from the State of Hidalgo

Posted May 14, 2023April 29, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Myths and Legends

The state of Hidalgo is home to 3 million people and many scary stories. Here are 5.

Emperor Ahuizotl and the Expansion of the Aztec Empire

Posted May 7, 2023May 23, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

This young emperor doubled the size of the Aztec Empire and died a tragic death

The Alien Abduction of Grace Garza

Posted April 30, 2023May 23, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Otherworldly Phenomena

In 1992 a young university student was taken aboard a spaceship and examined by aliens