Beals Creek

Beals Creek
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Big Spring, Texas 32°15′01.4″N 101°29′28.4″W
Mouth
• location	32°10′48.0″N 100°51′15.8″W

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.

See also

• List of rivers of Texas

References

• "An Analysis of Texas Waterways". Archived from the original on 3 May 2006. Retrieved 2006-05-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• USGS Geographic Names Information Service
• USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Texas (1974)