Case file · Haunting

Panteón de Belén, Guadalajara

Guadalajara's old Belén cemetery, opened in 1848 and closed to new burials in 1896, is known for legends such as the 'vampire' whose stake is said to have sprouted into a tree that split his tomb.

1848 CE · 20.68, -103.34 · status: legend

The account

The cemetery is now a museum with night tours. Other tales include a boy afraid of the dark whose grave was found open each morning, and lovers buried apart.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (es): Panteón de Belén
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