Monumento al Sagrado Corazón (Monument to the Sacred Heart of Jesus) The Monumento al Sagrado Corazón, located in the Lugar Alto hill, was sculpted in 1946 by Nicolás and Anastasio Martínez. Its inauguration was scheduled for 13 October 1946, as the plaque on the...
Shop-museum of the Hermandad de la Santísima Cruz (Holy Cross Brotherhood) Inside, we can find different elements that form part of the Abanilla tradition: The Flag of San Andrés (Saint Andrew): Flag used by the Army of Flanders in the 16th century. The costume of the...
Sculpture of the page boy In the celebrations in Abanilla, the pages are a distinctive figure of the Abanilla tradition. They are boys between 5 and 7 years old who wear traditional costumes and assist the captains during the pilgrimage. Their function is to indicate...
Plaza de los Pajes This square owes its name to the emblematic sculpture of a page that stands in it. In addition, in this space we can also find the shop-museum of the Brotherhood of the Holy Cross and the side door of the Church of San José, a key point where the...
Legend of the Holy Cross Legend has it that, many years ago, some peasants found a box with wooden splinters in the shape of a cross in Mahoya while they were collecting water from the main irrigation channel of the river Chícamo. Surprised, they took it to the Church...
