Case file · Folklore / legend
The Cave of Salamanca
In the crypt of the church of San Cebrián in Salamanca the devil was said to teach the black arts to seven students at a time, keeping one as payment; the legend was widespread by the 16th century.
1530 CE · 40.96, -5.66 · status: legend
The account
The site was walled up by order of Queen Isabella, according to tradition. Cervantes and Ruiz de Alarcón wrote plays about the cave.