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The Naval Battle in Vallecas, Madrid. Photo by Jorge Martínez, courtesy of Cofradía Marinera de Vallecas.

Vallecas Naval Battle

Jul 2010 (annual)

Madrid's Vallecas district celebrates its patron saint, the Virgen del Carmen, with a good old-fashioned water fight. Dressed up as pirates, the local people use buckets, hoses and watering…

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Blood at the Iglesia de la Encarnación

Jul 2010 (annual)

Madrid's Iglesia de la Encarnación church brings out an ancient relic containing the blood of a doctor, San Pantaleón, martyred in the 4th century AD. Spectators watch the congealed blood…


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Vallecas Naval Battle

Vallecas

Jul 2010 (annual)

Blood at the Iglesia de la Encarnación

Iglesia de la Encarnación

Jul 2010 (annual)