{"id":4112,"date":"2017-01-09T19:45:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T17:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mojacar.es\/?page_id=4112&lang=en"},"modified":"2017-01-13T12:02:09","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T10:02:09","slug":"the-indalo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mojacar.talleragencia.com\/en\/enjoy\/the-indalo\/","title":{"rendered":"The Indalo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Indalo<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator sep_color=”color-gyho”][vc_column_text]The so-called \u201cmu\u00f1ecos mojaqueros\u201d<\/strong> or Moj\u00e1car dolls, painted with red clay were a traditional means of protecting the houses and farmhouses of the Sierra de Moj\u00e1car<\/strong>. Several authors have written on the origins and name, linking the symbol\u2019s use to the Neolithic period in the province, the Egyptian Ankh and the explosion of Almeria\u2019s most important cultural movement during the 1950s<\/strong>. There is one thing, however on which all agree: this symbol of Moj\u00e1car, given the name of Indalo, represents a higher power which protects places and people from danger, as well as from ignorance and evil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It was at this time that the archaeologist J. Cuadrado learnt of the schematic cave paintings in the Los Letreros cave in V\u00e9lez Blanco<\/strong> where one can see a hunter stalking two goats and another figure which H. Breil drew, and which could be understood to be the origin of our Indalo, even though they are not the most important figures in the paintings where the famous sorcerer, the loaves of bread and the suns take pride of place.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=”yes” row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”0″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”0″ shift_y=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-143924″ type=”carousel” medias=”4088,4089,4090,4091″ carousel_lg=”3″ carousel_md=”3″ carousel_sm=”1″ gutter_size=”0″ media_items=”media|lightbox|original” carousel_interval=”3000″ carousel_navspeed=”400″ carousel_loop=”yes” carousel_nav=”yes” single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_h_align=”center” single_padding=”2″ items=”eyIzNDY0X2kiOnsic2luZ2xlX2ljb24iOiIifX0=”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]For students of the symbol, it can be interpreted as a hunter with a rainbow<\/strong>, a sign of protection from evil spirits or from earthly misfortune. Perceval took this latter to be the symbol\u2019s significance, basing his arguments on the pre-existing Indalos found in Moj\u00e1car<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The name Indalo springs from the name Indalecio<\/strong> (Bishop of Urci, who arrived in Spain via Almer\u00eda) a name which includes the Iberian term \u201cIndal\u201d meaning large, strong, powerful and protective god<\/strong>. Moj\u00e1car comes from the Iberian term \u201cMonxacar\u201d, meaning sacred mountain. For thousands of years the Indalo, has been a part of our lives, deeply rooted in the province as a whole and Moj\u00e1car in particular.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][uncode_block id=”4496″ inside_column=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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