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La Gambeta, the bell won by dancing

El Ballestero, Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, Albacete

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La Gambeta, the bell won by dancing

Curiosity · El Ballestero, Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, Albacete

Image of El Ballestero, not of the place itself.

A boundary dispute with El Bonillo was settled, according to tradition, by a jota dancing contest held in the Plaza Mayor in Madrid. El Ballestero won and took away the bell known as La Gambeta from San Miguel de Susaña.

Photo: SabejQSi (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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