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Barrio (neighbourhood) de San Roman 1563. A
terrible locust plague has attacked the crops in the fields of Campeche.
People have fought against the locusts with with everything they can and are
now exhausted. In desperation, and looking for divine help, neighbours of
the Barrio of San Roman, have decided to pay tribute to their patron saint,
San Román. Thus San Roman's Holiday is born on August 9th, 1563.
This church is more famous
because of the legend of the Black Christ of San Román. The legend
goes that a beautiful crucifix hand crafted in Civita Vecchia, Italy was
sent to the church via the port of Veracruz. A man by the name Juan
Cano was to take it from Veracruz to Campeche City. Looking for
someone to take him and the crucifix by sea he came upon a protestant
Englishman who refused to take him on his ship. Another man, a Spanish
merchant, agreed to take Cano to Campeche and in fact removed some
merchandise from the ship to make space for the Black Christ. During
the journey up the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, there was a terrible storm.
However, the ship made it to Campeche on September 14, 1565. The
Englishman's boat dissappeared during the storm and no one ever saw him
again.
Today, every September, the parishioners of the Church of
San Román celebrate the legend of the Black Christ.
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Campeche City's Cathedral's
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