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Bélmez Faces
Faces appear on a concrete floor. They're scraped away—and return. New faces appear overnight. The house sits above a medieval cemetery. Are the dead trying to communicate through María Gómez Cámara's kitchen floor?
1971 - Present
Bélmez de la Moraleda, Spain
100000+ witnesses
The Bélmez Faces are images of faces that allegedly appeared spontaneously on a concrete floor in Bélmez, Spain, starting in 1971.
The Phenomenon
According to documented accounts:
The faces:
- First appeared on August 23, 1971
- In María Gómez Cámara’s kitchen
- Were destroyed and reappeared
- Continued appearing for decades
- Attracted international attention
The First Face
The initial discovery:
- María noticed a face forming on her floor
- Her husband destroyed it with a pickaxe
- A new floor was laid
- Another face appeared
- This pattern continued
Investigation
Authorities investigated:
- The floor was excavated
- Human remains were found beneath
- The house was built over a cemetery
- Bones dated to the 13th century
- New concrete was poured—faces returned
Scientific Analysis
Studies have claimed:
- Some faces showed paint pigments
- Others showed no artificial substances
- Results have been contradictory
- Fraud has been alleged but not proven
- The mystery remains unresolved
Cultural Impact
The Bélmez Faces became:
- Spain’s most famous paranormal case
- Subject of documentaries
- A tourist attraction
- Studied by parapsychologists worldwide