San Bernardo y la Virgen de la Palma, patronos de Algeciras Curiosity · Algeciras, Campo de Gibraltar, Cádiz Image of Algeciras, not of the place itself. Algeciras has San Bernardo de Claraval as its patron and the Virgen de la Palma as its patroness, devotions that give their names to much of the city's devotional and festive life. Photo: Falconaumanni (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Algeciras