The Cruz de los Valientes (Cross of the Brave), between Santo Domingo de la Calzada and Grañón, is made of wood, according to the Santo Domingo tourist office, and just about every website I saw on the first page of Google results. The tourist office says it was erected early in the 19th century, i.e. about 200 years ago. However, it does not look like wood (it's grey and shows no grain – you can take a look with Streetview). Also, wouldn't a wooden cross have rotted away after 200 years?
I have read that this cross is made of iron (or steel, more likely) and replaced an earlier cross about 1 km to the south. Does anyone on the forum know any more about it?
I have read that this cross is made of iron (or steel, more likely) and replaced an earlier cross about 1 km to the south. Does anyone on the forum know any more about it?