In 1971, in the small Spanish village of Belmez,
Maria Pereira claimed a human face spontaneously appeared on her cement kitchen
floor. It wasn't long before she destroyed the floor and replaced it - and a
new face promptly appeared.
More and more faces continued to appear on the
floor of Maria Pereira's kitchen, attracting thousands of visitors every day.
Some were male, some female, some large, and some small. In time, she discovered
that the house, built around 1830, apparently stood above a graveyard used by
the Romans, Spanish Muslims and then Medieval Christians.
But did Maria Pereira just paint the faces
herself?
If so, she never benefited financially from all
the attention. She lived a simple life in that same house and eventually died
in 2004.
Paranormal fans who just love these unexplained
mysteries suggest that the faces were manifested on the floor by telekinesis.
This notion was based on the claim that the expressions on their faces used to
change with the mood of Maria Pereira.
Of course, scientists have found it possible to
analyze the molecular changes in the whitewash and prove that some fakery was
involved. Many now believe that the paintings were actually created by Maria's
son, Diego Pereira.
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