Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: cavalier

San Andrés was erected on a little hill, that was settled already in pre-Roman times, as recent excavation proved. The tiny hamlet Soto de Bureba is part of the village Quintanaélez (pop. ~ 100). An inscription above the portal gives the construction date of 1175. During medieval times the area must have been much more densely populated, as later even a second nave was added to the structure. The parish church is known for its wonderful, sculpted portal, with an interesting, but somehow strange iconography (previous uploads). But all around the apse are valuable capitals and corbels as well. Here are two "chevaliers" in armour fighting each other with lances. This could be a scene from a jousting tournament, but I doubt that. This is probably an "echo" from the Reconquista. The left knight wears a beard.

A collegiate had been founded here in 1039. A settlement existed probably since Roman times. "Faye" obviously derived from "fagus", the Roman word for "beech". Within the 12th century the small church of the collegiate, placed on top of a hill, got replaced by the large and prestigious "Saint-Georges", that today serves the small parish of Faye-la-Vineuse. The collegiate suffered during the Wars of Religion, when the church got severely damaged. It got completely renovated end of the 19th century. The capitals around the crossing are carved in a "soft" Romanesque style. Some of these scenes are very dynamic. The horseman on the left wears a turban and holds curved sword ("scimitar"). He is persued and gets attacked by a cavalier with a helmet and a cross on his shield. This is - the Reconqista!