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Bajada de la Virgen de las Nieves 2005 - Santa Cruz de La Palma

El diálogo entre el Castillo y la Nave
(Dialogue between the Castle and the Ship)

On the Sunday of the so-called Semana Grande (the week along which major ceremonies of the celebration are held) thousands of people invade the La Alameda square. Others prefer staying on the margin of the ravine. All of them are impatient for a moment they have been waiting for five years: the grand entrance of the Madonna Las Nieves into Santa Cruz de La Palma. And it seems that nothing can stop this.

However, suddenly, a warning scream is heard and the silence is broken. From the castle, where the Madonna flag is, somebody shouts:

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Velera Nave, que la mar surcando
a este fuerte te vienes acercando.
No prosigas tu rápido camino
sin decirme tu nombre y tu destino

In other words: the castle forbids the ship to go on whithout saying its name and destination.

So, this is the Diálogo entre el Castillo y la Nave (The Dialogue between the Castle and the Ship). Its text, done by Antonio Rodríguez López, dates from 1880 or 1885 (there is not a general agreement on the year) Bajada de la Virgen. However, first mentions of this ceremony, closely connected to Autos de Moros y Cristianos, can be found in the beginning of the 18th century.

The ship answers the castle by saying that it carries: una doncella pura de simpática hermosura, that is, a very beautiful young lady. And when the soldiers recognize the Madonna, they turn the cannon shots into respectful and welcoming greetings. And, just after Loa de Recibimiento ( a kind of religious song to welcome the Madonna), the procession goes on without further problems. And finally it reaches Parroquia Matriz del Salvador (El Salvador church, in Plaza de España).

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