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The devil was introduced to Mexico and its inhabitants when the Spanish Monks arrivied in Mexico in the1500's.
The Indians at the time believed in a duality--good and evil--in all things, so the concept of an all evil entity was very hard to convey. Mistakingly believing that the Indian gods with animal characteristics were evil, the Monks put horns on the animals and assumed that they were conveying the idea of evil. Consequently, the devil in Mexican mythology is a prankster or clown more than a figure of evil. Often a masked devil will go around during a fiesta telling jokes and grabbing women or children saying "The devil made me do it." This is regarded as great fun.
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