Maggie Bailey
It was a bright October morning in 1593. On the plaza in front of the palace in Mexico City there was the usual bustle of people and soldiers. One of these army men stood out from the crowd, since he wore a resplendent uniform unlike the others, and he carried a different type of gun.
On being questioned later on, the strange soldier said that his orders that morning were to mount guard at the Governor’s palace in Manila, capital of the Phlippines, where he was stationed.
However: “I know very well that this is not the Governor’s palace, and evidently I am not in Manila, “ he said. “But here I am, and this is a palace of some kind, so I am doing my duty as nearly as I can.” The soldier also told the authorities who were questioning him that the Governor of Manila had been killed the night before.
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The soldier appeared dumbfounded that he was thousands of miles away from Manila, and everyone was baffled about his apparent overnight transportation to Mexico City. Since the story seemed so fishy and dubious, the man with this incredible tale was put in jail. Obviously, at the time there were no telephones, telegrams or Internet, so his story could not be verified straight away.
Two months later, a ship arrived from the Phlippines. It brought news that the Governor had been murdered – on the very night before the foreign soldier had appeared. The soldier was then released and sent back to Manila.
Some 400 years later, his marvellous trip through time and space remains a mystery.
Saw lots of your posts, great work 🙂
Awwww thank you Beatriz!
A mystery indeed. That poor soldier. Clearly, through no fault of his own, he ended up in jail when he was only trying to follow orders. The obvious and only sensible explanation is that he entered The Twilight Zone. 😀 😀 🙂
Haha yes Cmoneyspinner
Very impressive nature for me..
Thank you Albert! 🙂
Interesting post. Seems that you like or have an intense interest in mysterious things…
Thank you Albert. Yes, I definitely do, as you can see!
A very fascinating story.
Thanks Marita, glad you like it.
Freaky and fascinating. I wish i could experience such a temporal disruption.
Me too Vin! Apparently, it does happen to people now and then: they somehow fall through the “gaps” in the time-space continuum and end up in a different place, or a different dimension completely! Spooky.
Such a great post
Thank you Kathy! 🙂
Interesting post
Thanks lacho59
That is a cool mysterious story.
Thanks Carol DM! There are a few more like that which I know too, which I intend to write about.
That’s awesome!
Thanks Gina23! Yes, I thought so too, which is why I wrote about it.