The Bandera de la Batalla de Clavijo Procession “La Zuiza”, ephemeris of the celebration of the Battle held in the fields of Clavijo, whose banner was raised by Christian troops fighting against the Moor, was transferred to Astorga and preserved, his remains , in a chest guarded in the Town Hall, with the commitment to remove it every year, giving him honors as Captain General and transferring him in procession to the Cathedral, guarded by the Guardia Zuiza.
This tradition, recovered on June 19, 1994. Had been held in ancient times in Astorga from the end of the Middle Ages until disappearing in 1733. Last celebration was on Sunday, July 18, 2010.
Web site link: http://camaraastorga.com/zuiza
