Proyecto Promece

1. LA ENCAMISA
• History tells us that by
the Middle Ages, the
Arabs in their conquests
on the Iberian Peninsula
reached Navalvillar de
Pela, with the clear
intention of invading
the village.

2. LA ENCAMISA
•
To impress the invading
forces, numerous large
fires lit using the darkness
of the night and galloped
swiftly on horseback
carrying torches
thundering drums, bells
and chimes hanging
around the narrow
streets of the town
forming a scandal.

3. LA ENCAMISA
• The riders had to impress
and to do that, they
donned pointy hats to
resemble giants, and to
have more lightly, they
dressed with large white
shirts.
The Moorish army, seeing
such uproar, fled in terror
thinking that it was a
large army and ghostly.

4. LA ENCAMISA
• From that day until today,
the peleños are
commemorating this
event. If at that time, that
was an act of struggle for
survival of a village, today
the Encamisá represents
the passion, the beauty
and warmth of an opened
village to all who visit it.

5. LA ENCAMISA
• The festival of the
Encamisá is celebrated
on January 16. It is a
journey through the
streets of the village in
which they lighted
previously up large
bonfires

6. LA ENCAMISA
• A child goes before
playing the drum and
followed by the flag and
a crowd of people
follow him on
horseback and on foot.

7. LA ENCAMISA
• All houses are opened
and offer everybody
wine and "donuts"
sweets.

8. LA ENCAMISA
TYPICAL DRESSES

9. LA ENCAMISA
• TYPICAL SWEET AND
HOMEMADE WINE

10. LA ENCAMISA
A CELEBRATION OF REGIONAL TOURIST INTEREST