At the rest stops, strength was replenished to keep going.
Along the Camino Real there are different religious manifestations: crosses, calvaries, hermitages and resting places.
The latter were places used by funeral processions to stop on their way to the cemetery. In the past there were no roads, communications were carried out along the Camino Real and mainly on foot.
The resting places are located at the edge of the road and are marked with crosses known as “cruces de las ánimas” (crosses of the souls). There was a stone or a flat, raised wall where the coffin could be placed. The coffin bearers rested and were given food and wine by their relatives to replenish their strength. Meanwhile, prayers were also said for the soul of the deceased.
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