09 February 2007

Bridge over the Isábena River in Obarra, Huesca (Spain)

In Espés there was once a tyrant and conceited Baron, named Bernardo. He had enslaved his servants and craved a young novice of the monastery of Obarra. He soon started sending gifts to the monastery so that the young lady was given to him as a wife. Both monks and vassals were fed up with his attitudes because he did not respect the most sacred things, and made common cause to end it. One day, Baron went as usual to hunt the mountain. Turbón a witch came to warn him. "Baron d'Espés, Baron d'Espés si a Obarra ba, a Espés no i tornarás més." (If you go to Obarra you would not come back to Espés). Careless he kept his way but when inside the canyon, from above the villagers threw stones, and in the valley, the monks let go rabid dogs mastiffs. The next day they found the baron Espés, three dogs dead and dismembered by his side.

Legend of Obarra