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The legend centers on a real nurse named Eulalia (or "La Planchada" due to her perfectly ironed white uniform and starched cap). During the day, she was known for her cold, distant, and severe demeanor toward patients. However, after a tragic love affair with a doctor who abandoned her, Eulalia’s heart hardened. Disclaimer: This PDF is an educational compilation of

One night, a gravely ill patient arrived with no family. While other nurses gave up hope, Eulalia—in a sudden, inexplicable change of heart—nursed him through the night with tenderness, efficiency, and devotion. The patient survived.

The next morning, doctors found the patient healthy but discovered that Eulalia had died of a sudden fever hours earlier. Since that day, nurses and patients in Mexican hospitals (notably the Hospital Juárez de México) report seeing her spectral figure:

She is not a malevolent spirit. Instead, she is a "nurse of mercy" —a ghost who continues her duty from beyond the grave.