Mystery as bizarre ‘goblin fetus’ with ‘claws and tail’ is found by builders in disused warehouse in Mexico
- The ‘mummified remains’ are said to have been found in Santa María Regla
- Francisco Mayoral Flores said samples are being analyzed to determine what it is
A bizarre specimen that could be a “goblin fetus” has been found in a disused warehouse during construction in Mexico, the local mayor has claimed.
Mayor Francisco Mayoral Flores said samples of the remains, reportedly found in the historic city of Santa María Regla, northeast of Mexico City, are being analyzed to determine what it is.
The specimen in the photos appears to have four limbs, a pronounced nose, claws and a tail.
Flores said the mummified remains could be of a “goblin or a nagual.”
A nagual is a personal guardian spirit that some Mesoamerican Indians believe resides within an animal.
The “mummified remains” are said to have been found in the historic city of Santa María Regla, northeast of Mexico City. The specimen appears to have four limbs, a pronounced nose, claws and a tail
According to Jam Press, it is displayed in the Museo de los Duendes, translated as Goblin Museum, in the municipality of Huasca de Ocampo.
The Huasca de Ocampo region is known for legends about goblins, naguals and other mythical Mayan entities such as aluxes.
The mayor said: ‘If it had been found in another municipality, it would not have been relevant.
“But because of the themes of goblins and the mystical here, there’s a cultural and social demand to give it importance.”
He added, “Everyone can value it for themselves based on their beliefs and traditions.”
Flores also revealed that doctors and vets have declared it to be a malformed cat or dog fetus, but added that “samples have already been taken to establish a scientific explanation.”
Social media users were naturally suspicious of the mayor’s theory.
A local resident commented, “Ridiculous.”
Estrella wrote, “Is this a joke?”
Jovaz posted, “Good thing it’s a magical town!”
Francisco Mayoral Flores said the remains could belong to a “goblin or a nagual.” He added, “Everyone can value it themselves according to their beliefs and traditions”
In February, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador posted an image to social media claiming it could be an aluxe, a mischievous forest spirit in Mayan folklore.
Obrador, who was elected president of Mexico in July 2018, wrote on Twitter: “I am sharing two photos from our oversight of the Mayan train works.
“One, taken three days ago by an engineer, apparently from an aluxe; another, by Diego Prieto of a beautiful pre-Hispanic sculpture at Ek Balam.
“Everything is mystical.”
The image, taken at night, shows a creature with surprisingly white eyes in the top of a tree.
Social media users quickly responded to the post.
One of them wrote, “I thought it was a parody, but it’s the president’s report.”
Another person posted, “The Aluxes are as “real” as your “achievements.”