An enjoyable, popular fiesta, at the Caravaca Wine Horses

We should probably explain why this occurrence happens every year. We know about the True Cross and Caravaca Basilica on the hill. However, the Moor-Christian battles also shaped Caravaca’s history. In one case, the Moors had the town under siege, but the Christians held out until the water supply became tainted, causing illness. The military and religious Knights Templar saved them. They broke Moorish lines and supplied wine to the city with wine jugs on their horses. The blessed wine supposedly healed the city. This led to the current horse-running celebration. A traditional fiesta reenacting the Knights Templar horses racing up the castle to save the city.

On the 2nd of May, the parade begins and groups (or peñas) march through the streets with their horses. It takes hours of meticulous embroidery to outfit the horse in a lovely robe.

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