La Contaduría Fort
Nayarit · Mexico · Fort
On moonless nights, a monk paces the ruined fort above the old harbour of San Blas.
On the Cerro de la Contaduría above the port town of San Blas stand the remains of the eighteenth-century fort of San Basilio, once the most important stronghold on Mexico's Pacific coast. During the War of Independence, the priest and insurgent leader José María Mercado died here, plunging down the hill's ravine — and it is his robed figure that is said to pace the ruins on moonless nights. Visitors on the road up report voices, footsteps and the clatter of hooves with no one in sight. Down by the water, the harbour keeps a ghost-ship legend of its own.
FAQ
Where is La Contaduría Fort located?
La Contaduría Fort is in Nayarit, Mexico.
More haunted places in Nayarit
- Ovando Bridge Puebla · Bridge
- Former Convent of Desierto de los Leones Ciudad de México · Monastery
- The House of Tiles Mexico City · Historic building
- La Casa Colorada (House of La Malinche) Mexico City · Historic building
- Fuentes Brotantes National Park, Tlalpan Mexico City · Natural site
- Los Dínamos de Contreras Mexico City · Forest
- The Street of the Burned Woman Mexico City · Road
- Hostería de Santo Domingo Mexico City · Restaurant
Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.
Image: WendyAvilesR · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons