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Tarasca
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Region: Spain
Time Period: None
References in Literature: None
Sources: Giants, Monsters, and Dragons pg 353

Notes:
  • May be related to the Tarasque in France, at least originally
  • Threatened local communities by eating either children
  • Appears in local parades on the feast day of Corpus Christi in Redondela - including small children inside its belly
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