Camino Day 12
July 3, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
I walked 21.5 km from Nájera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada to meet Grace who took the bus as she was still dealing with blisters. I had a nice chat with three Hungarians for the first few kilometersRead more
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"Santo Domingo’s Birds The 12th-century Codex Calixtinus recounts the story a German family passing through Santo Domingo when their son was falsely accused of stealing silver from an innkeeper. The town hanged him on the spot, but Santo Domingo intervened, lifting the boy up so that he would not die. The boy’s parents then begged the judge, who was about to sit down to a delectable meal of roasted birds, to release their innocent son. He said he would do so as soon as the two fowl on his plate sat up and sang. That is just what the cock and hen did, and the judge released the young man."