My mother, was born in 1906 in
Tlaltenango, she was told by her grandmother, born in 1866, that when
she was a young girl in Tlaltenango, the sky turned dark, it was cold,
and that little white things were falling from the sky.
She also said that the people in
Tlalenango de Sanchez Roman were frightened,as they thought the world
was coming to an end.
Two events happened in the world
at that time.
The Great explosion of the
Krakatau Volcano (Krakatoa") of
August 2, 1883, in Indonesia. The
effects were experienced on a global scale. Fine ashes from the
eruption were carried by upper level winds as far away as New York
City. Tsunami waves were recorded or observed throughout the Indian
Ocean, The Pacific Ocean, the American West Coast & South America.
November 27, 1885 - A shower of
Andromedid meteors fell. On this same day an iron meteorite fell near
Mazapil, Zacatecas (near Concepcion del Oro). I have sent a message to
the university asking if the meteorite would have caused the sky to
turn dark.
Thought this bit of information
would be of interest to researchers. Glad I wrote this information
given to me by my mother in my daughters "baby book" otherwise, I would
have forgotten.
Helyn
