El Muerto
Written by Administrator Monday, 06 December 2010 00:00
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La Llorona
Written by Administrator Monday, 06 December 2010 17:16
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Every culture has one. A mythological figure, waiting for children who've done wrong, and ready to teach them a lesson. English speaking countries refer to this as the "boogeyman." Puerto Rico has La Chupacabra. In Mexican and Tejano cultures there is La Llorona. |
Just before being hanged, a man curses the clock atop the Gonzales County courthouse. The last weeks of his life were spent in the shadow of the clock - a constant reminder that his time was running out.
Seen running rampant all over south Texas, El Muerto (meaning the dead man in Spanish) is the spirit of a horse thief named Vidal.