Legend of the Rooster of Barcelos

Legend of the
Rooster of
Barcelos
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Legend of the Rooster of Barcelos
The legend of the
Barcelos rooster tells
the miraculous
intervention of a
rooster dead in the
proof of the
innocence of a man
wrongly accused.
Legend of the Rooster of Barcelos
The inhabitants of
Barcelos went
alarmed by a
crime, which
had not yet
discovered that
the criminal had
committed.
Legend of the Rooster of Barcelos
One day came a
Galician
(inhabitant of a
province in the
north of Spain)
who became
suspicious.
Legend of the Rooster of Barcelos
The authorities decided
to arrest him, despite
their oaths of
innocence, he was just
passing through on
pilgrimage to Santiago
de Compostela, in
implementation of a
promise.
Legend of the Rooster of Barcelos
Sentenced to the gallows,
the man asked to be taken
before the court that
condemned him.
Legend of the Rooster of Barcelos
Magistrate!
Granted permission,
took him to the
residence of the
magistrate, who
enjoyed at the
moment with some
friends.
Friends…hummm
Legend of the Rooster of Barcelos
The Galician reiterated his
innocence and to the
amazement of those
present pointed to a
roast chicken that was
on the table and
exclaimed:
Legend of the Rooster of Barcelos
"It's so clear I am
innocent, as certain
is that roosters
cackle when I
hanged!"
Legend of the Rooster of Barcelos
The judge pushed the
plate aside and
ignored the call, but
when the pilgrim was
being hanged the
roasted cockerel
stood up on the table
and sang.
Legend of the Rooster of Barcelos
Realizing their
mistake, the judge
went to the gallows
and found that the
Galician was saved
thanks to a sloppy
knot.
Legend of the Rooster of Barcelos
The man was
immediately released
and sent in peace.
Go in peace!
Legend of the Rooster of Barcelos
The innocent man
Some years later,
Galician have returned
to Barcelos to sculpt
the Cruzeiro do
“Senhor do Galo”…
Legend of the Rooster of Barcelos
in praise of the Virgin
Mary and St. James,
the church that is in
the Archaeological
Museum of
Barcelos.
Legend of the Rooster of Barcelos
Thank you for your
patience!
Portugal, Jannuary 03-09_2010