Plaza de la Leña

It was an important commercial centre in the Middle Ages. At that time, it was used as a firewood market, an essential resource for daily life. Firewood was transported in wooden carts and sold to fuel the ovens of the bakeries and heat the homes of the town.

From the placement of the Cruceiro that presides over the square, on 15 December 1789, it has been known by its current name: "Plaza del Cristo". The promoters were Antonio de la Cruz and his wife Melchora Sánchez.

This is a tall cruceiro, resting on a dressed stone block which in turn stands on rows of steps forming concentric squares. The shaft is a single piece, octagonal in form. The capital on which the cross rests — cylindrical with knots or thorns — has four angels' heads on its sides and at its corners, with ornamentation and foliage on the front and surrounding surfaces. On one side is the image of the Redeemer and on the other the Virgin of Sorrows on a bracket, resting on an angel's head; both figures are approximately one metre tall.