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Parchment-style illustration of El Padre sin Cabeza carrying a lantern in León, Nicaragua.

El Padre sin Cabeza

Padre is the name whispered with unease in the old city of León when the streets grow silent and the church bells have long ceased their tolling. Long after midnight, when doors are bolted and lanterns extinguished, there are those who claim to see him moving through the shadows. He is known as El Padre sin Cabeza, the Headless Padre,

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