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Transhumance Festival in Madrid Flocks of sheep pass through downtown Madrid during the 33rd edition of the Shepherds’ and Transhumance Festival, on October 25, 2026, in Madrid, Spain. A large flock of 1,250 sheep of the Castilian, Rubia, and Entrefina breeds, and 160 Guisanderas and Guadarrama goats, led by members of the Transhumance and Nature Foundation, has traveled through the city from the Casa de Campo to the Plaza de la Villa, where the shepherds presented the 50 maravedís per thousand, the traditional payment for using the livestock trails and crossing municipal boundaries, in accordance with the Concordia of 1418—the agreement between representatives of the Mesta and the Town Council that regulated the passage of livestock. OCTO

Transhumance Festival in Madrid Flocks of sheep pass through downtown Madrid during the 33rd edition of the Shepherds’ and Transhumance Festival, on October 25, 2026, in Madrid, Spain. A large flock of 1,250 sheep of the Castilian, Rubia, and Entrefina breeds, and 160 Guisanderas and Guadarrama goats, led by members of the Transhumance and Nature Foundation, has traveled through the city from the Casa de Campo to the Plaza de la Villa, where the shepherds presented the 50 maravedís per thousand, the traditional payment for using the livestock trails and crossing municipal boundaries, in accordance with the Concordia of 1418—the agreement between representatives of the Mesta and the Town Council that regulated the passage of livestock. OCTO

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Recording Date: Oct 25, 2026

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Transhumance Festival in Madrid Flocks of sheep pass through downtown Madrid during the 33rd edition of the Shepherds’ and Transhumance Festival, on October 25, 2026, in Madrid, Spain. A large flock of 1,250 sheep of the Castilian, Rubia, and Entrefina breeds, and 160 Guisanderas and Guadarrama goats, led by members of the Transhumance and Nature Foundation, has traveled through the city from the Casa de Campo to the Plaza de la Villa, where the shepherds presented the 50 maravedís per thousand, the traditional payment for using the livestock trails and crossing municipal boundaries, in accordance with the Concordia of 1418—the agreement between representatives of the Mesta and the Town Council that regulated the passage of livestock. OCTO

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