Manuscript from 1828 preserved and digitized by the historical archive

The work was preserved by technicians from the Historical Archive and the Communication and Image Office of the municipality of Óbidos, at the request of the Santo André do Arelho Church Commission, the location where the festival took place, from the beginning of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century. “This documentary record is a historical testimony of the religious and community life of the town”, says a statement in which the m…