Beals Creek

Beals Creek
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Main source Big Spring, Texas 32°15′01.4″N 101°29′28.4″W / 32.250389°N 101.491222°W / 32.250389; -101.491222
River mouth 32°10′48.0″N 100°51′15.8″W / 32.180000°N 100.854389°W / 32.180000; -100.854389Coordinates: 32°10′48.0″N 100°51′15.8″W / 32.180000°N 100.854389°W / 32.180000; -100.854389
Countries United States

Beals Creek is a river in Texas.

Local legend believes Montezuma is buried in the creek bed at an unknown location. The legend is Montezuma was able to escape the fall of Tenochtitlan and flee north only to finally die from his injuries. In an unusual peaceful act, both local Comanche and Pawnee tribes combined to dam the creek and perform a traditional funeral only then to undam the creek and commit a mass suicide so no one could unearth the great Aztec leader.

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