The Santiago Apóstol arch-brotherhood fervently celebrates the feast of the patron saint of Spain with the sound of the ‘pita’, the dulzaina and the drum and does so with a tour of the streets of Villarrobledo stopping at shepherds’ homes following custom.
This ancestral exercise has its origins within the shepherds and it’s they and their descendants who preserve a deep-rooted custom that pays well-deserved homage to the patron saint of Spain with a significant competition situated within the Plaza de Santa María, a parish church that homes the commemorated picture of Santiago Apóstol all year long.
The pastoral ‘pita’ of Santiago Apóstol sounds to announce the festivity and the bagpipes and drums accompany the rhythm within the procession of the saint via the streets of Villarrobledo surrounded by the brothers and sisters of the quite a few archconfraternity decided to take care of the festivity that has its origin within the exercise of the shepherds in type.
The sound of the pastoral ‘pita’ of Santiago Apóstol resounds
The flags of the conquistadors will wave to the sound of music within the 4 cardinal factors to accompany the procession.
