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02.02.12.

The Council of Cozumel held next Wednesday, February 8, a twin with an extraordinary session to Caravaca de la Cruz.

Also conducted the blessing of a church dedicated to the Cross of Caravaca, which will host the replica of it.

The City of Caravaca de la Cruz had already approved in the plenary session of last December, with the support of all political groups, respond favorably to the request had been made twinning civil and religious authorities of Cozumel.

Since that time, started the procedure with the aim to strengthen ties between the two cities and mutual enrichment in the religious, cultural, social and economic development.

The Wednesday ceremony will be attended by the Mayor of Caravaca and older brother of the Confraternity of the Vera Cruz, who have been invited by the authorities of the island to participate in the extraordinary meeting of Council.

Cozumel authorities contacted the City and the Confraternity of the Vera Cruz to make known the devotion and the close ties that the population has with the patron saint of Caravaca.

Specifically, its mayor, Aurelio Joaquin Omar, told the mayor, Domingo Aranda, his hope that both cities forging links through a partnership with the aim of promoting tourism and trade relations.

The origin Cozumel links with the Cross of Caravaca is on the discovery of three replicas on the Spanish ship "Matancero" which ran aground and disappeared into one of the reefs off its coast in 1741 and was found in 1956.

From that discovery, the patron saint of Caravaca is considered protective against hurricanes and winds threaten the island every year.

In honor of the Holy Cross is celebrated the feast of Cedral, which, like the Wine Horses is in the process of becoming Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

Cozumel is known as the Island of the Swallows.

With about 80,000 inhabitants, is the third largest island in Mexico and belongs to the state of Quintana Roo.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz