It is the symbol of evil, adversity, pain and misery. Their appearances are preceded by a noise resembling thunder and a strong smell of sulfur. It is multiform. He seems to prefer the human form, especially that of a rich and attractive gaucho who wears fine clothes. Occasionally he presents himself as a skillful freestyler who challenges the most famous practitioners of the genre (on several occasions he is defeated in such contests). It also usually takes the form of a whirlpool, and even a tree. He presides over La Salamanca, a kind of school located in a cavern on the mount of Santiago del Estero. In Salamanca, instruction is given on all kinds of art, skill or dexterity. He initiates the witches and grants extraordinary powers to whoever sells his soul to him. He prefers Tuesday and Friday evenings.