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Manuel Blanco Romasanta
Manuel Blanco Romasanta (18 November 1809 — 14 December 1863) is Spain’s first documented serial killer . In 1853 Romasanta admitted to thirteen murders, claiming he was not responsible as he was suffering from a curse that turned him into a wolf. Although this defence was rejected at trial, Queen Isabella II commuted his death sentence to allow doctors to investigate the claim as an example of clinical Lycanthropy. Romasanta has become part of Spanish folklore as the ''Werewolf of Allariz'' or less commonly as ''the Tallow Man,'' so named for the rendering of his victims fat to make high quality soap.
==Background==
Born in Regueiro, Ourense province, on 18 November 1809, Manuel Blanco Romasanta was originally named Manuela as it was initially thought that he was female. He was raised as a girl until the age of six when a doctor discovered his true sex. Because he could read and write, very rare for the time, it is believed his family was relatively wealthy. As a grown man he worked as a tailor and, according to various accounts, was of small stature, being between 1.37m (4'6") and 1.49m (4'11") in height. Following the death of his wife in 1833, Romasanta became a travelling salesman, initially in Esgos, then eventually throughout Galicia and Portugal. Romasanta was also known to act as a guide for travellers crossing the mountains to Castile, Asturias and Cantabria which gave him further opportunities for trade.〔David Lorda Gerardo Menéndez (el hombre-lobo de Allariz (Ourense), 1853: una visión desde la psiquiatría actual ) (''The wolfman of Allariz (Ourense), 1853: A view of the current psychiatric community'') Journal of Galician Psychiatry 2004 Volume 8 (In Spanish)〕〔(The Sacamantecas ) Gallery of tourist information and more (in Spanish)〕
In 1844, Romasanta was charged with the murder of Vicente Fernández, the constable of León. Fernández had been found dead after attempting to collect a debt of 600 reales that Romasanta owed to a supplier in Ponferrada for the purchase of merchandise. For failing to appear, he was judged guilty by default and sentenced ''in absentia'' to 10 years imprisonment.〔〔(The Wolfman of Allariz ) Spain Features : Profiles Nov 13, 2007〕
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