Portal de Caravaca de la Cruz
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Caravaca de la Cruz has lived today the great day of their patron saint with the celebration of the horses came.
From early morning the horses harnessed and looked through the streets of the city's spectacular embroidered robes of silk and gold.
Clinging to the branch of the proud horse riders of pure white, with sash and red neckerchief on the street showing the work of embroiderers and designers for a year.
Thus began the show with golden light and color accompanied by the jingle of the horses, which this year have benefited 150,000 people.
Too many authorities as the Government Delegate, Rafael González Tovar, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Inmaculada García, Director General for Cultural Promotion, Antonio Martinez, as well as several deputies representing the Regional Assembly.
Joining them, persons of science and culture as the Nobel Prize in Medicine, Erwin Neher and sculptor caravaqueño, José Carrilero have enjoyed this festival, unique in the world and declared of International Tourist Interest in 2004 .
At nine o'clock local authorities came together at the Temple to participate in the traditional Mass each year commemorates the apparition of the Blessed and Vera Cruz.
At the end, all the clubs riders, with his horse in front and accompanied by the music of brass bands have been a showy parade both the old town as the main avenues of the same.
The appointment of the horses with the Race Horse Wine began at two o'clock, when the first horse that came to the castle Historical wearing the skins of wine for his blessing.
After he formally begin the competition.
Sixty horses have rowed the 80 meter hill competing for use of it as quickly as possible, besides being an indispensable condition for a race in which none of the four riders coming off the horse.
On a sunny morning, in which the weather has accompanied the Wine Horses have repeated the magical image to wade through a sea of humanity wearing red and white on the slope of the Castillo.
The horse's return has struck the rock in this edition of the timer time, finishing the race in 9.046 seconds.
This time in the race to the rock displaces Applicant who wanted to get his fourth consecutive first prize.
In the second place horse finished the moody rock, and thirdly the rock retired with a time of 9.065 and 9.075 seconds respectively, showing little difference in times in races held this year.
After the race, inside the walls of the castle, the rocks were waiting impatiently for the outcome of the contest to harness, in which the competition is in the beauty of the robes, jewelry made for months using traditional methods.
This year the prize for best mantle has been for the rock-Cartujano Mayrena rider.
Behind her in second place was the rock Sangrino and third prize was able Champion.
OFFERING FLOWERS TRAY
At noon, there has been, by the authorities, the traditional offering tray to Vera Cruz Flores, which Big Brother was responsible for collecting and subsequently delivered to the mayor at the beginning of the Cuesta del Castillo, who on behalf of the town of Caravaca, the Holy and offered to Vera Cruz.
Immediately after, there was the Blessing of Wine and Flowers.
And at dusk, Moors and Christians have taken over-armed with a mock battle on the slopes of the Castle and a parade after the move in procession of the patron.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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