After Barcelona we headed to the city of Huesca.
Huesca is the birthplace of San Lorenzo, the patron saint of Bernalillo. My dad, my brother and I have all danced in los Matachines de Bernalillo, a 300 year old tradition in honor of San Lorenzo, so it was amazing to see where he was from.
There is a path that leads out of the city to the Santuario de Loreto. This is the path that San Lorenzo walked home from school every day.
This is the spot where Santa Paciencia, his mother, waited for San Lorenzo and his twin brother to come home from school in the city.
The Santuario de Loreto.
Back in the city, we went to the Cathedral of Huesca.
We went to mass at the Basilica of San Lorenzo.
San Lorenzo was martyred by the Romans, and was burned alive on a gridiron, which has become the symbol of San Lorenzo. This symbol can be seen all around the Basilica, as well as around the city.
The painting at the altar depicts his death by fire.
One of the lady's at the church let us go into the bac room where they keep the life size image of the saint that they carry during the processions for the feast of San Lorenzo.
The room was covered in paintings, and the Saint was behind a locked door.
We were in town for the city's medieval festival.
According to legend, when the King of Aragon died with no successors, his brother took over the throne. The lords were rebellious and didn't acknowledge his rule, so he called all the lords to see the great bell he had made. When they came to see it, he cut off their heads one by one and hung them from the bell. Below is a reenactment of this legend.
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