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The Knights of Legend are beaten by the Cross of Caravaca.
The Great Medieval Tournament returns to Caravaca de la Cruz on Thursday 8th December, on the occasion of the XIII Medieval Market of the historic city of Murcia.
12 actors recreate the joust tournaments banned by the Catholic Church in the 15th century in Spain.
Equestrian skill tests precede horse-drawn duels with long spears.
The fight continues on foot with shield, sword, controllable, double-edged ax, club and flail.
Only pass at 17:00 in the bullring (Plaza del Egido s / n /), with capacity for 3.050 spectators.
Tickets to € 7 at the box office and Ticketea, among other digital outlets.
Three years after his last visit to Caravaca de la Cruz, the popular Legend Specialist tournament of medieval jousting has again astonished the Cruceños, who recover a tradition interrupted in 2015. In the framework of the Bridge of the Constitution, Tuesday 6 to Friday 9 the old town recreates the atmosphere of the XIII and XIV centuries, with more than 200 Spanish and European handicrafts, workshops of old trades and theatrical animations.
The city recalls those distant times during which it exerted successively as a fortress of the Order of the Temple and of the Order of Santiago in front of the dangerous border with Al-Andalus.
Luis Leal runs a show of historical action, with eight thoroughbred Spanish horses and more than 100 pieces of original costumes made by the Alicante company.
Four noble knights are disputing the victory to prove that their lady is the most beautiful cruceña.
The winner gets the custodian of the sacred Cross of Caravaca as prized prize.
Three fighters come from the Kingdoms of Aragon, Galicia and Levante, and a quarter of the perfidious Albion.
Great Medieval Tournament
"The magic of fair tournaments fascinates parents and children," says Luis Leal.
At the end of the tournament, only one of the suitors remains.
"As for a Don Quixote there is a Dulcinea, for our knights there is a maiden for wielding a sword in the noble village of Caravaca de la Cruz," points out the host D. Rodrigo de Artal y García, Count de Elda y Marqués Of Villena.
'The City of the Cross'
Since 1998 Caravaca is one of the eight holy cities of the Catholic Church in the world, with privilege to celebrate the Jubilee every seven years around the Santísima and Vera Cruz de Caravaca.
According to the miracle, two angels lowered the cross with double arm to the mass of the priest Ginés Pérez Chirinos, in front of the Moorish monarch Ceyt Abuceyt.
His amazing vision turned the Muslim king to Christianity.
It was the year 1231 and Caravaca stood out in the siege to the kingdom of Granada.
Legend Specialists
Since 1988 history and show shake hands with veteran company Legend Specialists.
In addition to their famous tournaments of medieval joust and Roman circuses, they recreate embassies and landings, camps, parades, horse rides, themed floats and markets.
Without forgetting theater and dance animations, cinematographic scenes of action and assembly of sets.
Hundreds of thousands of people attend their tournaments of medieval joust and Roman circuses, which revalue popular festivals in Spain and Portugal, many declared of national tourist interest.
From the doe Fair of the Marabillas of A Coruña to the Roman Market of Cordoba, passing through the Medieval Fair of El Álamo in Madrid, the Medieval Festival of Hita in Guadalajara, Arde Lucus de Lugo and the fair of Passo Honroso in the town of León Hospital of Órbigo.
Not to mention the recreations of Moorish and Christian captaincies more known in Alicante, such as Alcoy and Benidorm.
Only in 2016 has he brought his Circus Maximus to 15 locations in Spain and Portugal, and has produced 60 large-format historical shows.
The Legend School forms its own specialists in shows for stage wrestling and horseback riding.
It has experts in fencing, full contact, yudo, taekwondo and hapkido, among other disciplines.
In addition, he breeds and trains his horses.
The 70,000 square meters of its facilities in Villajoyosa (Alicante) integrate equestrian training tracks for quad races and areas of training in hand-to-hand combat.
At the end of each tour their horses rest in 24 blocks.
A giant tent houses the warehouses, as well as the workshops of blacksmithing, carpentry, scenery, saddlery and costume making.
Source: Agencias
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