Famous Rooster of Barcelos Photo - Portugal Postcard

The legend: Portugal - Barcelos - The towns famous symbol is a rooster, in Portuguese called O Galo de Barcelos; (the Rooster of Barcelos). One of the many versions of this legend goes that a rich man threw a big party. When the party was over, the rich man noticed that his sterling cutlery was stolen by a guest. He accused a pilgrim and let him go to court. He protested his innocence, but the judge didnt believe him. The judge was about to eat a roasted rooster when the pilgrim said: If I am innocent, this rooster will crow three times. When the pilgrim was about to be lynched, the rooster crowed. The judge released the pilgrim. The story ends a few years later when the pilgrim returned and made a statue over the event.