A Brief History of La Llorona and La Pucullén

Today’s episode covers a brief history of tracing the origins and development of the legend of La Llorona from Mexican folklore and La Pucullén from Chilean folklore. This is the start of my research into these folkloric figures, and hope you enjoy!

Next up —> Banned Book: Sold by Patricia McCormmick

Aztec Empire
https://youtu.be/rgdaG6aTJto?si=QhtkHZkMGc0HOxmv

https://youtu.be/GyNR82u9vl0?si=5EJySueDgO6mUYBS

Nahuatl Youtube Channels
https://youtu.be/JONVfWtmTig?si=hWlWFZtP-PdGY_uM

https://youtu.be/eu7EtaVMYoM?si=1l9QfRHyxVyVsz3t

Florentine Codex
https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667837/

Elvira’s Story
https://books.google.com/books?id=tdBBTe-ntEQC&pg=RA1-PA5#v=onepage&q&f=false

Cihuacoatl
https://zoesaadia.com/historia-en-el-calmecac/cihuacoatl-the-goddess-of-the-earth/

https://occult-world.com/cihuacoatl/
https://youtu.be/uujigES6RXg?si=-vX-xcU29DArkvu5

https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/cihuacoatl
La Llorona
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/gh-lallorona/

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2021/10/la-llorona-roots-branches-and-the-missing-link-from-spain/

La Pucullén
https://chiloemitologico.cl/los-mitos-de-chiloe/mitos-terrestres/la-llorona

https://www.quora.com/How-does-the-legend-of-La-Llorona-have-small-changes-depending-of-the-folklore-of-each-Latin-American-country