Mural

Mural "Homenaxe a Xaquín das Herbas" (Homage to Xaquín das Herbas)

This mosaic is formed by the faces of 809 people, forming 2,086 tesserae to draw the famous Xaquín das Herbas.
For this mosaic designed by Xurxo Guitián, 800 people gave their photo to form the 2,089 tesserae which form the iamge of Xaquín (or Xoquín) das Herbas.

Xaquín das Herbas was a person who lived in As Pontes in the decades of the fourties and fifties, surrounded by a mystery aura. He used to live in the forest and wear strange clothes, including a tall hat and leg warmers.

The photographic mosaic remembering Xaquín das Herbas is located in teh Avenida da Habana, on the bus shelter in the neighbourhood of O Barreiro.