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Mytos y leyendas de los Aztecas, Incas, Mayas y Muiscas (Myths and Legends from the Aztecs, Incas, Mayas and Muisca). Fondo de Cultura Económica. México. ISBN 968-16-0581-0. Perez Reguera García, Alejandra (2002). Pérez Reguera M. de E. Alfonso. México, nación de mítos, valores y símbolos (Mexico: Nation of Myths, Values and Symbols ...
Pages in category "Mexican legends" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
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The most popular legend about Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl comes from the ancient Nahuas. [citation needed] As it comes from an oral tradition, there are many versions of the same story, along with poems and songs telling this story: Many years before conquistador Hernán Cortés came to Mexico, the Aztecs lived in Tenochtitlan, today's ...
In the states of central Mexico (such as Oaxaca, Tlaxcala and Veracruz) such a sorcerer is known as a nahual, in the Yucatan Peninsula they go by the name of huay chivo. Another supernatural dog in the folklore of Yucatan is the huay pek (witch-dog in Yucatec Maya), an enormous phantom black dog that attacks anybody that it meets and is said to ...
The cemetery was opened in 1848 and it was formally closed in 1896. Legends that are part of the local folklore include the Vampire, The Pirate, The Lovers, The Monk, The Child afraid of the Dark, The Story of José Cuervo, The Nun and many more. [14] Poster for the film El Charro Negro (1940), based on the popular legend of the Charro Negro.
For ancient folklore and myths of Latin America, see Category:Native American religion. Subcategories This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total.
Today most of the Mexican folklore, aside from the more popular folklore stories, including La Llorona, is based in cultural identity. Folklore offers a means of reconciling split loyalties insofar as it often deals with very real problems, thus lessening tensions. [ 13 ]