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A Saint Bartholomew traded for a verraco

San Morales, Las Villas, Salamanca

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A Saint Bartholomew traded for a verraco

Curiosity · San Morales, Las Villas, Salamanca

Image of San Morales, not of the place itself.

Legend tells that San Morales had two images of San Bartolomé and Huerta two stone verracos; the residents exchanged a saint for a verraco to cover their sows, and since then both towns share the same patron saint.

Photo: Malopez 21 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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