Curro Das Bestas, Pontevedra, Donas, Galicia, Spain

It is believed that the people from Galicia tried to domesticate wild horses since the Bronze Age. It is an ancient ceremony, even described by the Roman historian Strabos: naewith horns and shouts they hound the beasts through the mountains until they manage to corner them. Some of them are sacrificed for nourishment others are tamed and serve as a mount for the battlenn

Believed Bestas Curro Custom Described Domesticate Donas Galicia Horns Hound Manage Nourishment Pontevedra Sacrificed Serve Shouts Tamed Tried

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