Patronages of the Immaculate Conception the Immaculate Conception is also one of the nine national and public holidays and a holy day of obligation. The patronage settles the dispute between a heated religious debate during the mid 1600s, when followers of the mythical figure Saint James Matamoros wished to impose him as the national patron saint versus the followers of Saint Teresa of Avila. On 11 September 1759, the elected members of the Spanish Cortes petitioned King Charles III of Spain to request from the pope the "universal patronage of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in all the Kingdoms of Spain and the Indies".
Adra, Spain is important to the farmers of Adra. It is an official festival of tourist interest in Andalucía. July 16 is the day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the patron saint of fishermen. A procession takes place by boat. Bazaars take place two Saturdays a month in a carpark which is beside the Sports Center and I.E.S Abdera School. Adra, Spain Adra, the classical Abdera, is a municipality of Almería province, Spain. Abdera was founded by the Phoenicians as a trading colony. It later grew to prominence under the Roman Empire. Adra was the last stronghold of the Moors in