Galo de Barcelos (Rooster of Barcelos)

The rooster of Barcelos from Portugal. Legend says that in Barcelos, there was a man who stole silver. Everyone went to look for the thief, to no avail, until they ended up finding a man from Galicia who became the primary suspect. He was sentenced to hanging, no matter how much he said he didn't do it, although his last plea was to see the judge (at the time doing a feast at his house) who convicted the poor man, and he said *"It is as certain that I am innocent as that rooster will crow when…

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