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Vallecas Naval Battle

  • The Naval Battle in Vallecas, Madrid. Photo by
Jorge Martínez, courtesy of Cofradía Marinera de
Vallecas.

    Madrid's Vallecas district celebrate its patron saint, the Virgen del Carmen, with a good old-fashioned water fight. Dressed up as pirates, the local people use buckets, hoses and watering cans to saturate anyone within range...

    • When: Jul 2009 (annual)
    • Where: Vallecas district

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