Oral History #020: Yegua Achi

Authors

James Mondloch
Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x
Diego Guarchaj

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Description

The narrator talks about Yegua Achí, a man with supernatural powers. His mother was a mayor (female horse). He courted various saints, but before they would marry him, they tested him. But he failed the tests and did not manage to marry a saint. However, durring his tests he created some mountains and valleys. This story is similar to another one (#108) in this collection.

Publication Date

1-1-1968

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico

Keywords

Folklore

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Mondloch, James; Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x; and Diego Guarchaj. "Oral History #020: Yegua Achi." (1968). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_kichemaya/134

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