The Festa da Arribada, which marks the arrival of the caravel «Pinta» in the port of Baiona, with the news of the discovery of America, on 1 March 1493, was presented this Friday, at Forte do Beliche, in Sagres, by a delegation from that municipality in Galicia (Spain).
The city councilor for culture in Baiona, María Iglesias Fernández, presented a promotional spot and all the news for the XXIV edition of the Medieval Festival of Arribada, which this year will take place from 1st to 3rd March.
In turn, the mayor of Vila do Bispo, Adelino Soares, took the opportunity to praise the event, considered of international interest.
At the end of the event, guests tasted typical Arribada sweets, such as “Ñoclos Pinzon” and “Las Tartes Sarmiento”, accompanied by sweet wine and “Pan de los Clérigos”, a medieval recipe, as used by master bakers of the time .
For the Galician municipality of Baiona «this was a unique opportunity to promote the event in the excellent tourist region, which is the Algarve», stresses the Vila do Bispo Council.
As for the location chosen for the presentation, «this was the most suitable, given the connection between our territory and the Portuguese discoveries and also to strengthen the bonds of friendship with Vila do Bispo», adds the municipality.
This was yet another initiative within the scope of the twinning agreement signed in 2009 between the municipalities of Vila do Bispo and Baiona (Spain), which this year celebrates its 10th anniversary.
The Festa da Arribada is celebrated in the streets of the historic center of Baiona, and is now a medieval festival where you can find handmade products that were consumed in the XNUMXth century.
Musicians, acrobats, jugglers and artisans participate in this festival, which recreates the story that Captain Martín Alonso Pinzón and the crew of the «Pinta» made, on March 1, 1493, to the magistrate of Baiona, about the discovery of the lands of Baiona. West, which would be called America, by Columbus' fleet.
Baiona, on the coast of Galicia, was thus the first port to receive news of the discovery. Cristóvão Colombo, curiously, would only arrive three days later, on March 4, at the port of Cascais, in Portugal, after crossing the Atlantic from the West Indies.
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