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Botafumeiro of Santiago de Compostela

The Botafumeiro is considered a symbol of both the cathedral and the city. It is used during a Pilgrim's Mass and other solemn dates, in a ritual that has taken place since at least the 12th century. The Botafumeiro is carried and swung by eight men in red robes, called tiraboleiros. The term tiraboleiro is a Galician derivation from the Latin word turifer, which means 'incense carrier', and from which is derived the English equivalent, thurifer. In the 15th century, France's King Louis XI (1423–1483) donated money to the cathedral to replace their medieval thurible, which was made of silver. A new silver thurible was put into service in 1554. Unfortunately, this ornate vessel was stolen by Napoleon's troops in April, 1809, during an episode in the Spanish War of Independence (1808–1814). The Louis XI censer was replaced by the present less-ostentatious Losada thurible in 1851.