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Jean-Bernard Lalanne (French, born 1952) FLAMENCA, EL ROCÍO $7,000. – $10,000. Oil on canvas, 35” x 23” Signed $7,000. – 10,000. The Andalusian pilgrimage of El Rocío, or the Romería del Rocío, takes place annually to honor the Virgin of El Rocío, the patron saint of Almonte, a town in Huelva, Andalusia. While the celebration itself begins the Sunday before Pentecost, pilgrims typically travel one to seven days beforehand, often on horseback or in horse-drawn wagons. Many consider the travel to be the most important part of the pilgrimage. They wear traditional Andalusian dress — Flamenco dresses for women and traditional riding costumes for men. The pilgrims take several routes: the Seville way (through the Andalusian capital), the Sanlúcar way through Cádiz, the plains way from the countryside, and the Mogul way from Huelva. Each route is taken by a different religious confraternity carrying its own emblem of the Virgin of El Rocío. In recent years El Rocío has brought together nearly a million visitors.