I took two photos of the Fuente (de) Reniega on the way up to the Alto del Perdón. Only when I got back and looked at the photos could I see that the stone at the back of the spout was inscribed (faintly -- scratched might be a better word than inscribed) with the word GAMBELLACOS and the date MCMXC.
I was quite surprised. I would have expected a much older date, and, if the stone had been added as recently as 1990, I would have expected the inscription ro be much deeper. Can you offer any explanation for the date or the word 'Gambellacos'?
Btw My Spanish-English dictionary does not have the word 'reniega', but it has 'reniego', meaning blasphemy or curse. 'Renegar' (which has 'reniega' as 3rd person singular present tense) means 'deny, disown,detest, abhor'.
I was quite surprised. I would have expected a much older date, and, if the stone had been added as recently as 1990, I would have expected the inscription ro be much deeper. Can you offer any explanation for the date or the word 'Gambellacos'?
Btw My Spanish-English dictionary does not have the word 'reniega', but it has 'reniego', meaning blasphemy or curse. 'Renegar' (which has 'reniega' as 3rd person singular present tense) means 'deny, disown,detest, abhor'.