Eagle:
A traditional figure in interludes, typical of various Catalan towns, which parades through the town, performing its dance.

Sword dance:
This dance portrays the battle between the Moors and Christians. Documented in the town in the 16th century. It later became known as the carob tree dance.

Rank flag:
The rank flag bears the colours identifying each of the ranks or militia groups posted at a section of the town wall.

Regional flag:
This flag has the colours of the House of Barcelona on a red field and four stripes on a gold field, watched over by two towers topped with silver battlements.

Ox:
The ox is a typical part of the Catalan bestiary. It may have originated in the Corpus Christi interludes and most probably represents Saint Luke.

Large heads:
These folkloric figures are grotesque, exaggerated figures of converted Moors, converted Jews and Christians.

Hobbyhorses:
Parts of popular folklore, which according to writings found in our town, date as far back as the 15th century. They typically use small bells in their dance.

Confraternity:
A group of trades that meet under a religious banner. They may also be parish groups.

Cristòfor Despuig:
(Tortosa 1510-1561/80) A distinguished knight from Tortosa, considered to be the town's first chronicler with his Los Col·loquis de la Insigne Ciutat de Tortosa (The Colloquies of the Distinguished Town of Tortosa), the most interesting book of Catalan prose from the 16th century.

Cucafera:
A sort of dragon that accompanies the Corpus Christi procession. It belongs to the Confraternity of the Fishermen and is a traditional figure from Tortosa.

Confraternity coat of arms:
This is the unique coat of arms that distinguishes each confraternity from the others, according to the trade that it most represents.

Bagpipes:
The bagpipes and dulzaina are traditional wind instruments rooted in the popular and cultural manifestations of the region's folklore.

Giants:
The origins of these giant characters date from time immemorial. They appear in the Corpus Christi interludes. While the town's first pair of giants appear to have been made in the 16th century, there are documentary references to them as early as the 15th century.

Governor:
A judge who holds the governing and executive authority in the municipality. In other Catalan towns they were called consellers (councillors) or paers (the equivalent of aldermen).

Twaite Shad:
The twaite shad is a freshwater fish that abounds in the Ebro river and is regarded as a delicacy. This fish was offered as a gift to the town's most illustrious visitors.

Rank:
A section or fragment into which the town's wall was divided. The term was also used to refer to the group of men or popular militia that protected that section.

King's representative:
The veguer was the representative of the king's authority in the vegueria or region. He was directly appointed by the monarch.

Region of Tortosa:
The regional administrative area under royal authority was called the vegueria or region. The region of Tortosa included the lower Ebro valley, a large stretch of the flatlands of Castelló, and the massif of the Ports of Tortosa, up to the border of Aragon.