The day began with a Holy Mass in honor of San Isidro Labrador before the pilgrim procession set off. The procession, led by the image of the saint on an ox-drawn cart, traveled through the streets of Almuñécar until it entered the tropical plain of Torrecuevas, amidst cherimoyas and subtropical crops.
This pilgrimage, which consolidates year after year as one of the most multitudinous popular celebrations of the 'sexitana' spring, has its origins in the late nineties. It was then that the Brotherhood of the Virgin Mother promoted the arrival of an image of San Isidro to Torrecuevas.
The carving, a work by the Sevillian sculptor Juan Antonio Blanco Ramos, was blessed by the then Archbishop of Granada, Antonio Cañizares. Made of cedar wood and approximately one meter high, the image holds a parchment inside with details about its creation and the names of its creators.
After arriving at Caicillos, the participants continued to enjoy a day of fellowship around the patron saint of farmers, keeping alive a tradition that is now part of the agricultural and festive identity of Almuñécar.
