Camino Photo of the Day: Cross of the Valiant

This monument is roughly halfway between Santo Domingo de la Calzada and Grañón. It commemorates a hand-to-hand fight between the champions of these two towns in medieval times. They were to determine which town had the right to graze their animals on the surrounding disputed field. For their... (more at http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-cross-of-the-valiant/)



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