The appearance and presence of the Cross in Caravaca dates back to the time when it was established as a new Christian frontier against Islam, yet countless merchants who traded between Valencia and Granada used this route. However, the Vera Cruz de Caravaca, based on its sacred and mysterious origin, radiated an aura of protection that sheltered the advance troops, the members of the Orders, and the Christian inhabitants of that land, the frontiersmen. Many, freed from captivity, gratefully came to deposit their chains, as votive offerings, in the chapel of the fortress where the Cross was guarded by the military Order in charge of the castle, first the Templars and, after their dissolution, the Order of Santiago.
The Cross thus appeared with immense courage, which has been preserved for various reasons to this day, the final destination of our pilgrim, who must do as King Ferdinand the Catholic did after stopping in Huéscar, already under his rule, who, giving his troops a respite until further orders, went to pray before the blessed Cross of Caravaca.
