4: La Pascualita — The Bride Who Never Died

The legend of La Pascualita didn’t appear out of nowhere. From death masks to wax effigies, lifelike figures have a long, eerie history. Dive into the unsettling art behind the “bride who never died” in this week’s Fast Facts.

REFERENCES

1. HowStuffWorks – La Pascualita: The Corpse Bride of Mexico
2. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! – The Corpse Bride: La Pascualita
3. History.com – Chihuahua, Mexico
4. Victoria & Albert Museum – Wax Effigies in Europe
5. Smithsonian Magazine – History of Death Masks
6. Encyclopaedia Britannica – Roman Funerary Practices
7. Museum of International Folk Art – Mexican Folk Art & Death Traditions
8. National Funeral Directors Association – History of Embalming