Leon information:
The Festival of las Cabezadas
This festival takes places the last Sunday of
April.
After a debate or a discussion between the representatives of
the town authorities and those of the Cabildo (Chapter) de San
Isidoro, the representatives of the municipal Corporación
(Corporation) bow their heads three times to the Cabildo.
The municipal Corporación leave the town hall and head for the
Basílica de San Isidoro. The entourage is usually presided over
by a town councillor who carries the royal standard, and accompanied
by the macebearers and the municipal guard in full uniform while
the band play the hymn of León.
At the doors of the Basílica de San Isidoro they are received
by the Cabildo. They go into the cloister where they make an offering
to the Cabildo in the name of the Corporación. A debate
is started about whether the offering is voluntary or compulsory.
Both sides defend their opinion with intelligence and historical
facts. The discussion always finishes in stalemate.