In Central American mythology and folklore, the headless priest (Spanish: el padre sin cabeza, lit.

Similarly, the headless priest legend serves as a warning against those that would profane against the holy, or "touch God with dirty hands (Spanish: tocan a Dios con las manos sucias)".

In San Ramón, Alajuela Province, the legend goes that in 1845, a priest named Father Luis Francisco Pérez won 40,000 gold coins while gambling.

[2] In Patarrá, San José Province, the myth tells that the headless priest hides around a church in order to attack and scare sinners into changing their ways.

[7] According to Nicaraguan myths, the spirit was responsible for causing the historical earthquakes and floods of León Viejo, a city founded in the 16th century.