But How Do They Get All Those Creepy Dolls Get On The Island???
This is a continuation of yesterday's blog entitled "Freaky but Fascinating & Creepy but Cool Mexican Culture Tidbit ~ Isla de las Muñecas (Island of the Dolls)"
(info and photos from Isla de las Munecas)
Don Julian Santana Barrera (pictures below) was the
caretaker of the island. The story goes that Julian found a little girl drowned
in mysterious circumstances, and he was unable to save her life. Shortly thereafter, Julian saw a floating
doll near the canals. The doll had probably belonged to the girl. He picked up the doll and hung it to a tree,
as a way of showing respect to the spirit of the girl. Many locals questioned the actual existence of the drowned girl. Some feel that Julian made up the entire story about the girl to help him cope with
the loneliness and isolation he felt living on the island.
Julian apparently felt the girl's spirit was haunting him, and began hanging more and more dolls in an attempt to please her spirit. He then came to believe the dolls themselves were also possessed by her spirit, but he continued to collect creepy dolls and hang them over the entire island.
According to people close to Julian, it seemed as if Julian was driven by some unseen force that completely changed him. Apparently he was troubled greatly by the fact that he was not able to save the little girl’s life. After 50 years of collecting dolls and hanging them on the island, Julian was found dead, drowned in the same spot where he had found the little girl's lifeless body. Strange, I know!
Many people in the area believe that Julian has joined the other spirits of the island. The locals are very faithful to the idea that the Isla de las Munecas is an enchanted place. After Julian’s death in 2001, it has become quite a famous tourist attraction, and, you guessed it, the visitors bring more and more dolls.
Although Don Julian's actions and intentions were innocent in trying to help the little girl's spirit, the end result and display of hundreds of disturbing dolls form the epitome of what nightmares are made of.
I don't know about you, but I think the "cool" outweighs the "creepy," and I would love to go see!
**By the way, this island looks like a wonderful place of inspiration for a Stephen King novel!
SWEET DREAMS!!
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