It history… After the definitive conquest of the city of Jerez by the Castilian king Alfonso X the Wise, the monarch had the arduous task of repopulating these frontier lands. For this, he chose the Castilian nobility and brought with…
Category: Leyends
I continue talking about Christmas elements and ornaments and now it is the turn of the nativity scene, that crib in Bethlehem that usually accompanies the Christmas tree in our homes. As the time goes by, the human creativity has…
The most seen tree in December The Christmas tree is a must element in Christmas holidays. It’s that main element that welcomes us in homes and cities, always present in the most important places to announce that the time of…
Cadiz, a city full of legends… To say that “The tiny silver cup” is full of all sorts of curiosities and legends surprises none nowadays. Of all of them, in relation to the dates we are approaching towards, I want…
Meteor shower Every summer we can see this spectacular astrological phenomenon known as the Perseids or Saint Lawrence’s tears. The main protagonist of this event is the comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. This icy body element melts as it approaches our sun, leaving…
The name Saint James in spanish is Santiago, that comes from “Sant Iacob”, Jacob in hebrew. When Christians proclamed the apostle’s name, it sounds like “Santiago”, and so has been until today. The apostle James lived in Bethsaida. He was…
Ahab got everyone together, then they went to meet Elijah on Mount Carmel. Elijah stood in front of them and said, “How much longer will you try to have things both ways? If the Lord is God, worship him! But if Baal is…
Where does it come from? The provenance of this magnificent tree is from the southern United States, as well as some species come from Asia. Its spectacular white flowers develop in the spring. The name Its name honours its discoverer,…
Guaraní leyend that happened back in the early years after the Discovery of the Indies… ⚔️🛡️ Back in the day, a Spanish knight and his young daughter Pilar, who had beautiful violet-blue eyes, arrived along with other families and Jesuit…