The Weeping Woman.

Oh, my children! This was the terrorizing scream that was heard in the streets of
Mexico City after ten oclock at night. This horrible scream filled the city whit fear
and caused panic everywhere. This horrible situation was taking place during the
middle of the XVI century in what was then called New Spain.
As soon as the church bells from the cathedral struck, indicating curfew, all of the
citys people would shut their wooden shutters and doors. They were terrorized by
those far away cries, especially since they didnt know where they came from.
They would lock themselves in, not even daring to look out the windows. The cries
could be heard from that moment on.
Not even de brave soldiers whit war time experience from de Conquest, would
come out from the safety of their refuge.
This hurt-filled cry came closer and closer, and could be heard crossing the city
night after night.
The Weeping Woman, as this strange ghost was called, caused fear and panic
among the inhabitants of the New Spain. She appeared at a distance wearing a
white gown that seemed to float in the air, her face was covered by a veil that was
wrapped around her body by the cool nocturnal breeze. In this slow maners she
crossed the city streets and plazas raising her hands desperately and shouting her
desperate cry, Oh, my children!
That desperate cry came out came out of the darkness and then disappeared with
terrible distant echoes, to later reappear in some other part of the city.
After wandering the city streets and plazas, she would arrive at the Plaza Mayor.
There, this mysterious woman would kneel down incline her body as if to kiss the
ground. Then, raising her ghostly face, she would cry out Oh, my children!
Later, she would slowly go to the lake and disappear in the murky water. Thats
where she disappeared! witnesses would say.
Gossip didnt take long to appear. Some assured that this mysterious woman had
died far from her husband whom she loved and who had now remarried and
forgotten her. Others claimed that she was a poor window whose children had
been killed and was desperately looking for them.
There were those who declared that the Weeping Woman was Doa Marina, La
Malinche La Malinche was the beautiful native mistress that the conquistador
Hernn Corts had. They felt that she was doomed to wander the city crying for
having betrayed her people when she chose to be on the side of the Spanish
soldiers.

Truth or tale, the Weeping Woman legend doesnt belong only to Mexico City. Its
also found in other parts of Mexico where they have reported seeing her crossing
roads and rivers.
She was seen desperately crossing hills, walking through the country and sitting on
rocks to cry. She would walk along river banks and then submerge in the river.
Also, during the conquest, a prediction said that destruction of the Aztec city was
near when they heard a ghostly woman cry, Oh, my children, where can I take you
so that you wont get lost?
This legend of the Weeping Woman continued to be heard through the streets
and fields of Mexico until the 18 th century before disappearing completely. That is
what some people say, others continue to hear her cries on lonely country roads.
Run for your life if hear Oh, my children!