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Capilla del Cristo Review
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Capilla del Cristo
Religious Sites, San Juan
Fodor's Review:
According to legend, in 1753 a young horseman named Baltazar Montañez, carried away during festivities in honor of San Juan Bautista (St. John the Baptist), raced down Calle Cristo and plunged over its steep precipice. A witness to the tragedy promised to build a chapel if the young man's life could be saved. Historical records maintain the man died, but legend contends that he lived. (Another version of the story has it that the horse miraculously stopped before plunging over the cliff.) Regardless, this chapel was built, and inside is a small silver altar dedicated to the Christ of Miracles.
INFO
- Address: End of Calle Cristo, Old San Juan, San Juan
- Phone: No phone
- Cost: Free
- Open: Tues. 10-3
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