What remarkable event happened in the cornfield of farmer Dionisio Pulido in 1943?

The Parícutin Volcano is a remarkable natural wonder located in Mexico. It is considered one of the youngest volcanoes on Earth, as it suddenly emerged from a cornfield in 1943 and rapidly grew into a towering mountain. Parícutin is named after the nearby village where it appeared, located in the state of Michoacán, in central Mexico.

Parícutin (or Volcán de Parícutin, also accented Paricutín) is a cinder cone volcano located in the Mexican state of Michoacán, near the city of Uruapan and about 322 kilometers (200 mi) west of Mexico City. The volcano surged suddenly from the cornfield of local farmer Dionisio Pulido in 1943, attracting both popular and scientific attention.