San Macareno de la Estocada
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Pamplona's modern fiesta starts with fireworks called
chupinazo at noon on July 6, followed by the singing of the traditional song
“Pamploneses, Viva San Fermín, Gora San Fermín” (“People of Pamplona, Long Live
Saint Fermín”). The best-known part of the festival is the running of the
bulls, or the encierro.
Britannica
It is virtually unknown that in the running of the bulls
in Pamplona, Spain, that the festival is called La Fiesta de San Fermín. For
those who do not know this, San Fermín’s understudy, Macareno also became a
saint. He is the patron saint of bullfights and bullfighters. In the church of
San Nicolás there is this striking piece of art (artist unknown) of San
Macareno de la Estocada.