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| Added | Mon, 08/05/2023 |
| Author | July N. |
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Chile: the case of the 1908 chupacabras?
This older information — just like the 1947 cases we present this month — comes from the archives of the late Luis Altamirano, one of Chile's most respected UFO/Fortean researchers. Raul Nunez from IIEE is currently storing files and sharing some of the most interesting materials with readers around the world. The name of the original author of the article is listed as Gonzalo Tapia Diaz.
The legend of the "vampires of Chanyaral Alto" originated in the same year (1908) in a small settlement located in the heart of Combarbala (4th region of Chile).
On the night of March 9, more than twenty goats were found killed under strange circumstances on the territory of the Rufino Malebran livestock farm. After examining their carcasses, he came to the horrifying conclusion that the animals had been drained of blood. And that was just the beginning. Two days later, a similar attack occurred, but this time at Esteban Contreras' ranch. Both cows and horses were killed under equally strange circumstances.
The chronicles say that the stranger — Manungo "el Pirkinero" (Prospector), who had just arrived from a mining country in northern Chile, took on the task of solving the mystery, carrying out night surveillance of the ranch, hoping to find the culprit. or the culprits. In four months, this unknown creature exterminated hundreds of goats, sheep, cows, horses and poultry. It was then that someone claimed to have seen from afar a rock near Chanyaral Alto, where huge vampire bats slept - a kind of really giant bats. Armed with this information, Manungo headed to the indicated place. It was there–at noon in July 1908–that he found the cave and learned that everything that was said about this creature was true.
But it remains to be seen whether these natural creatures are really responsible for the murders. Therefore, the prospector planned a new course of action, again hoping to catch them at work.
And on one of such numerous evenings, according to popular belief, an outsider found out the truth. But they say that all his efforts were in vain, as his body was found the next day — lifeless and with two traces of injections, through which the little that remained in his body leaked.
Old-timers passed the legend on to subsequent generations, who forgot it until stories about chupacabras or giant vampires became news again, returning to perform their deeds with the same energy and intensity as in the forgotten area of the 4th region in 1908.
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Chile: A 1908 Chupacabras Case?
This older information – much like the 1947 cases we have been presenting this month – hails from the archives of the late Luis Altamirano, one of Chile’s most respected UFO/Fortean researchers. Raul Núñez of the IIEE currently has the files under his custody and is sharing some of its most interesting contents with readers around the world. The name of the original author of the article is given as Gonzalo Tapia Diaz.
The legend of the “vampires of Chañaral Alto” emerged that year (1908) in a small community located in the heart of Combarbalá (Chile’s 4th region).
On the night of March 9th, over twenty goats were found slain in bizarre circumstances on the premises of livestock producer Rufino Malebrán. Upon examining their carcasses, he reached the chilling conclusion that the animals had been drained of their blood. And that was just the start. Two days later, a similar attack occurred, but this time at Esteban Contreras’ ranch. Bovines and horses alike were killed in identically strange circumstances.
The chronicles say that an outsider -- Mañungo “el Pirquinero” (the Propector) newly arrived from the mining country of northern Chile – took it upon himself to unravel the mystery, keep a nocturnal watch over the ranches, hoping to come upon the culprit or culprits. Over four months, this unknown quantity had exterminated hundreds of goats, sheep, cows, horses and poultry. It was then that someone claimed to have seen, at a distance, a crag near Chañaral Alto where huge vampire bats slept – a kind of truly giant bat. Armed with this bit of information, Mañungo headed toward the indicated location. It was there – at noon in July 1908 – that he found a cavern, and learned that everything that had been said about this creature was true.
But it remained to be seen if these natural creatures were indeed responsible for the slayings. Therefore, the prospector planned a new course of action, again hoping to catch them at work.
And it was on one of these many evenings when, according to popular belief, the outsider learned the truth. But it is said that all his efforts were in vain, as his body was found the next day – lifeless and bearing two puncture marks, through which what little blood that remained in his body trickled out.
Old-timers conveyed the legend to subsequent generations, who forgot it until stories of the Chupacabras, or the giant vampires, became news again, returning to commit their deeds with the same vigor and intensity that they did in a forgotten area of the 4th region in 1908
(Translation (c) 2009, S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Raúl Núñez, Luis Altamirano and G. Tapia Díaz)
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