Episode 532: La Llorona - The Legend of the Weeping Woman
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The Legend of Layerona
La yerona has roots in Aztec mythology. She owes perhaps even more of her existence to the 1519 arrival of the Spanish conquistador ernando Cortes He was there seeking the three G's God gold and glory Oh Power Uh, this is where it gets complicated. 10 years before Cortes arrived The Aztecs began witnessing a series of bad omens that they believed were signaling the arrival of mysterious men who would wage war on denach di t'lan. Omen number six involved a native woman covered in chalk dressed all in white According to accounts, she wandered the streets of denachdi t'lan crying throughout the night saying My children we now have to
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