This is the Capella de Cristo. It's located at the edge of a cliff at the end of Calle Cristo (which is the street shown in the picture below - the chapel is behind me in this picture). The chapel was built in 1753 after a rider on horseback fell over the cliffs. There are conflicting stories about whether the person lived or died, and whether the chapel was built as a memorial to the miracle of his survival or in order to block the cliffs and prevent a similar accident in the future. We spoke to several people in the city about the chapel, and were told lots of different things. It's a beautiful little chapel. We didn't get to go inside because it's only open to the public on Tuesdays.
Date: August 28, 2008.
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I like both stories - and maybe the nice thing is that we don't know which one is the right one (or if it's even something else!)
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