Witchcraft and Pacts with the Devil in Late Colonial Mexico

Posted February 11, 2024March 8, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Religious Curiosities

Thousands of documents tell different stories of the Spanish Inquisition in colonial Mexico.

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

Pedro Lascuráin, Mexican President for 45 Minutes

Posted May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

He served for only 45 minutes as Mexico’s president, but his legacy was long-lasting.

Guadalupe’s Messenger, San Juan Diego

Posted October 3, 2021October 3, 2021 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Religious Curiosities

A humble Native man was witness to apparitions of the Virgin Mary on a hill in Mexico

The Eruption of Xitle & the Destruction of Cuicuilco

Posted August 1, 2021August 1, 2021 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

A volcano and a massive wall of lava ended the prosperous city-state of Cuicuilco

Island of the Dolls

Posted May 16, 2021 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Hodge Podge

An island in Xochimilco populated by hundreds of dolls has an eerie and interesting story

The Lucky Baby Jesus of Tlalpan

Posted March 28, 2021 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Religious Curiosities

This image of the Baby Jesus sleeping on a skull has given comfort to millions for over 200 years.

The Unpriestly Life of Father Servando Teresa de Mier

Posted February 16, 2020February 17, 2020 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

A rebel priest who escaped prison 7 times, he played an important role in creating the nation of Mexico.

Alien Abduction in Acapulco, 1954

Posted January 13, 2020 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Otherworldly Phenomena

On a lonely mountain road a man met up with a group of blond aliens and boarded their flying saucer.

The Beautiful Imagination of Yolanda Vargas Dulché

Posted December 2, 2019 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Hodge Podge

No one person has contributed more to Mexican art and culture than Yolanda Vargas Dulché.

Ghosts and Legends of the Mexico City Subway

Posted October 20, 2019October 20, 2019 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Myths and Legends

Many legends lurk beneath the streets of Mexico City. Here are 6.

The Pastry War, 1838-1839

Posted February 10, 2019 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

The ransacking of a French bakery outside Mexico City prompted a reaction from France: It invaded Mexico.

Dreaming of Tenochtitlán

Posted January 7, 2019 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

To the Spanish conquistadors the Aztec capital city was a place of wonder and magnificence.

Mexico City UFOs

Posted December 17, 2018 Robert Bitto1 CommentPosted in Otherworldly Phenomena

The skies over one of the largest cities in the world have hosted many unidentified aerial crafts.

The Child Heroes and the American Invasion of Mexico

Posted July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 Robert Bitto2 CommentsPosted in Little-Known History

Rather than surrender to the Americans, 6 brave cadets fought to their deaths in the 1847 Battle of Chapultepec.

The Miracle of the Virgin of Forgiveness

Posted March 5, 2018March 5, 2018 Robert Bitto3 CommentsPosted in Religious Curiosities

The Virgin Mary appeared to a Flemish painter who was jailed by the Inquisition in colonial Mexico City

The Teleportation of Gil Pérez

Posted February 26, 2018July 17, 2022 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Otherworldly Phenomena

Manila palace guard Gil Pérez nodded off and woke up 9,000 miles away in Mexico City.

Afro-Mexicans, a Hidden Heritage

Posted January 22, 2018 Robert Bitto3 CommentsPosted in Little-Known History

The legacy of Africans in Mexico goes back 500 years.

Pachita: Psychic Surgeon, Medium & Mystic

Posted November 27, 2017 Robert Bitto14 CommentsPosted in Hodge Podge

Did a mysterious Mexican healer hold the key to understanding consciousness itself?

Moon Goddesses of the Ancient Mexicans

Posted August 21, 2017August 21, 2017 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

In Mexico female lunar deities date back thousands of years.

Lee Harvey Oswald in Mexico City

Posted May 8, 2017 Robert Bitto6 CommentsPosted in Little-Known History

JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald spent 5 days in Mexico weeks before the assassination. Why?

William Lamport, Mexico’s Irish Would-Be King

Posted February 19, 2017April 29, 2018 Robert Bitto2 CommentsPosted in Little-Known History

A brilliant Irish adventurer almost won Mexico’s independence from Spain in the 1640s.

Vasco de Quiroga, Bishop of Utopia

Posted January 16, 2017 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Religious Curiosities

A gentle octogenarian reversed the tide of bloodshed during the Spanish Conquest of Mexico.

UFOs Over Mexico

Posted January 3, 2017January 3, 2017 Robert Bitto6 CommentsPosted in Otherworldly Phenomena

The highlights of the UFO phenomenon as it relates to Mexico.

The Mysterious Doña Marina, the Most Important Woman in Mexican History

Posted June 13, 2016June 13, 2016 Robert Bitto2 CommentsPosted in Little-Known History

She held the fate of 2 empires in her hands. Who was Doña Marina?