La Cruz de Caravaca
May 2, it's Sunday and almost dark. Friday, August 6, 2010
Jeff Hardy New Look 2010
On the terrace of a waterfront bar Adra, two couples chatting animatedly with a few beers and tapas of grilled dried octopus.
Son, Joseph and Yoli with Indalecio and Marimar. Yoli Indalecio brother of natural and Adra. Marimar is the Ejido in the west of Almeria and is married to Indalecio. Alcaudete Jose is in the province of Jaén, and shares his life with Yoli waiting for their first child in September.
Indalecio and Joseph met by the military in Viator, became good friends and on several occasions spent together some military permits Adra. There he met Joseph at the Yoli, got engaged and eventually married to live in a discreet and modern apartment near the port of Adra.
Jose makes a living with a greenhouse that is close to the highway that leads to Almeria and Indalecio is professor of literature at the secondary school Abdera. Marimar
bends down and picks up a small soil Cruz de Caravaca that had caught his attention because of its silver reflection.
- What's that girl?
- I think it is a Cross of Caravaca. Joseph
A striking and it asks Marimar. Thoroughly clean considering the brightness and says
- For my country use this cross to avoid the evil eye on the kids ... psst ... superstitions.
- Wow, and here again what do you think? - Indalecio replied.
- is a very rare cross is not it? - question Joseph.
- not so rare - Indalecio answers - is a cross of the patriarchal callers who have one foot and two parallel beams and uneven in Caravaca is preserved in a reliquary shaped like a horizontal double-arm cross, almost eight inches high with the appearance of a large chest. If you want to tell his legend.
Joseph nodded forward, so Indalecio took the floor again.
- La Vera Cruz, so it is called, appeared in the castle of Caravaca on May 3, 1232 ... I mean ... tomorrow is his birthday ... and there is revered for eight centuries. at that time Ferdinand III reigned in Castile and Jaime I of Aragón. In Murcia the contrary was by then a Taifa kingdom, so in that time Caravaca was dominated by the Moors.
is said that between the years 1230 and 1231, was the Almohad king of Valencia and Murcia, Caravaca their possessions. Being interested in the trades exercised a group of Christians who had arrested recently to devote to the necessities and more suited to their skills. He ordered them to be interrogated in his presence on the abilities of each.
say that he was among the captives, a priest named Gines, who had come from Cuenca to the land ruled by the Moors for the purpose of exercising the apostolate. when questioned replied that his job was to say Mass, and the Moorish king wanted to know where such work was. Were sent to bring the necessary ornaments and May 3, 1232, in one of the rooms of the castle, the priest began the service. But very early on, had to stop because the altar was missing something essential: a crucifix. At that moment, a window of the enclosure, two angels descended from heaven and placed the double cross arm carrying on the altar. The priest was able to continue with the liturgy and the Eucharist celebrated. Faced with such wonderful events, the Almohad king converted to Christianity along with his entourage.
say that after a few years it became known that the cross that left the Angels in Caravaca was Vera Cruz had been in the breastplate of the first patriarch of Jerusalem, Bishop Robert, made with pieces of wood the cross where Jesus Christ was sacrificed.
During the rest of the evening, the entire conversation revolved around the same subject, until near dawn decided to retire to rest.
May 3, Monday at eight o'clock. Yoli
fired in the front door to Joseph, who is going to go through River Bridge to pick up some fertilizer in the Hortocampo before going to the greenhouse. Joseph has spent a night of nightmares, you know who drank more beers account and Caravaca Crosses were mixed with Templar warriors and warlords fighting the Moors in their dramatic sleep furiously. These issues always liked and I love listening to his brother when he tells stories and legends that is well placed. Start with difficulty
old Land Rover and headed towards the old road to Almeria. A Joseph loves going through this stretch of road full of old trees, their trunks limed for drivers to see well, are awesome, they give good shade and a pleasant sensation of freshness.
Suddenly Joseph 
feel kind of dizzy, sees some flashes of light and huge trees seem reflected in a pond of water that makes waves. Gently slows but does not stop at all for his vision returns to normal. Rubs eyes and restores calm ... until after a few miles down to the roadside. Some time ago left behind the large trees, does not recognize their surroundings and what he mosque is a sign indicating a detour to Lorca and Aguilas ... all states that followed the road that driving is going to Caravaca and Murcia.
was off to the Repsol petrol station next to it and check in disbelief Campsa guide that goes in the glove box ... in fact is at the junction of the C-330 with the C-3211, which will Lorca.
- This is crazy - muses - How could I get here? Sale
car and ask the gas station. No doubt. Traveling on the N-340 near Adra and without knowing how it appeared in another road full of the same type of trees, their trunks limed in some ten kilometers from Caravaca. Watch the clock ... and are the eight twenty.
May 4 Tuesday, nine o'clock.
whole day before it happened in Caravaca, visited the castle and the basilica Cross, has roamed the city at parties, have told the story of the horses came and was able to see them. was ecstatic watching the parade of Moors and Christians, and after sleeping badly, Land Rover, Joseph, left for Lorca to take the highway to take you home. A while ago I went through the section of the big trees ... but nothing happened. In Barranda turned and now resigned, he goes back to Adra.
- Where have you been - the Yoli roared across the phone - I have to explain many things you know?
- Yeah ... yeah ... not going to believe you ... but hey, if you believe what your brother said about angels brought the Cross of Caravaca coming through the window of the castle, do not know why you're not going to believe me ...
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