The legend

'El Sombrerón' is a legend which has been very traditional and popular in Manizales, a department located in the Andean Region in the centre- west of Colombia. The legend refers to a man who wears a very big hat and also he rides a horse in Manizales’ streets, other characteristics of him is his company, because there are two black dogs located each of his side as if they were his pets.

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 This creature wanders inside the streets of Manizales with an aspect very creepy and frightening, that is the appearance described by many gamblers and drinkers who have seen him at least once, and it is not difficult to understand why people like them have seen him, because “El Sombrerón” likes appearing to drinkers and gamblers the days which they most enjoy, the Fridays. People say that he appears to gamblers and drinkers because he wants to put them his hat and if he can’t do that, he chases them saying: 'If I catch you, I put it'.

At nights people are cautious because nobody wants to use his hat far for being to see him, however there are a little degree of uncertainty respect of his presence, then some times, drinkers think that this creature is a product of their inebriation state but some gamblers have affirmed that he is a real and creepy creature.

Although those different perspectives about this creature, few people not know the real reason why 'El Sombrerón' wants to put his hat to drinkers and gamblers in order to give them a lesson not to terrorize them, even though some people continue being frightened of him and he also continues wandering in Manizales’ streets.

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