chichimeca – Mexico Unexplained

The Trial of the Chichimec Witch, 19 July 1599

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

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

The tiny Mexican state of Aguascalientes is full of many legends. Here are 4.

It was one of the largest and most important cities in ancient Mexico, so why have you never heard of Cantona?

A beautiful natural wonder in Mexico is the setting for many instances of paranormal activity

The Chichimeca people of northern Mexico had a rich folklore and oral history.

A lost city in the Badlands of Michoacan could be the site of the start of the Tarascan Empire.

The obscure ruins of Tamtoc may have been an ancient female pilgrimage site.

The shrine at Plateros draws millions of pilgrims a year who venerate an old statue of the Baby Jesus.

This fiercely independent people repelled the Aztecs and the Spanish. Who were the Chichimeca?