The Legend of Fish Man, an unsolved mystery

The legend of the Fish Man of Lierganes, Cantabria, still has many unresolved unknowns that will probably be difficult to answer.This case is one of the most curious and enigmatic as it is well known and this documented that the story of this Fishman is true, it is unknown that it could have happened to end up becoming a being who no longer knew how to live among humans and could not be far from the sea.

The incredible story of the Fish Man

His name was Francisco de la Vega Casas , neighbor of the Cantabrian town of Lierganes, and disappeared the eve of the San Juan night of the year 1674.The last time he had been seen alive he was swimming with some friends in the waters of the estuary of Bilbao , waters in which he was lost sight of.When he was 17 years old, he lived as a carpenter's apprentice in the town of Bilbao.

Five years later, in 1679, and while fishing in the bay of Cadiz, some fishermen spotted a curious creature that swam in the sea.At first they could not tell if it was a fish or a mermaid , but when they managed to capture it They realized that he was a very pale man, with some scales on his back and in the abdomen area, red hair and some completely worn out by the effect of sea salt.The fishermen were among surprised and scared before that stranger being and they took him to the Convent of San Francisco .Alli, they got the "Fish Man" to speak, although the only thing he repeated was the word Lierganes.

A fish man, a madman or a sick person?

A friar took the young man to Lierganes and there he was immediately recognized by his mother, although the He seemed unmoved by what was going on around him.For 9 years he lived in his house in Lierganes with his family, although his behavior was erratic, he barely said a few words and used to walk barefoot or naked.He disappeared again in the sea and he was never heard from him again.

The Legend of Fish Man, an unsolved mystery

Some writers of the time stressed that the young man had no scales and had not been subject to any curse.On the other hand, current scientists point out that he could have suffered from diseases such as cretinism and/or ichthyosis .The first is a congenital disease that causes a deficiency of the thyroid gland.This disease causes physical deficiencies and mental.On the other hand, ichthyosis is a skin disease that causes the skin to become flaky and dry like a fish's.

Be that as it may, there are many questions that arise about this case and, although there are legends about men or boys turned into fish in the world, This is a true story in which there are still dark and unanswered points about how he could live five years at sea, what happened to him to finish in Cadiz and how he got there.

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