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EXPATS AND LOCALS alike were left in awe after a mysterious poem launched a bizarre marketing campaign Foreigners are being asked to leave Ronda is a town in Malaga..
A phantom joker calling himself the ‘Son of Cervantes’ has started hanging 17th-century style poems on statues around the town.
The strange campaign coincides with the annual ‘Carnaval’ celebrations, a time when Andalucia traditionally mocks the rich and powerful.
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The anonymous satirist took a more reactionary approach, aiming at the international community, and modern women.
The first manifesto of Blas Infante was found Friday, February 13.
In his tortuous and rhyming poem, he laments that the beautiful, historic city is now a car park.
He openly pines for the Spain of seventy years ago, suggesting women should return to wearing ‘mantillas‘ and remember their place in society.
The poem concludes with a highly controversial request: “Foreigners, out!”
Locals have noted the use of the derogatory slang term ‘Guiri‘ in his written attacks.
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The bizarre stunt is heavily inspired by the ancient ‘talking statues’ of Rome, where citizens would hang satirical poems ridiculing tyrannical popes.
The ‘Son of Cervantes’ has promised to use six different statues across Ronda throughout 2026 to spread his archaic message.
The identity of the poet is a mystery. However, his ability to compose coherent poetry using complex 1600s rhyme and rhythm schemes indicates that he was born locally and highly educated.
The modern outlaw, who calls himself a self-styled “modern outlaw”, claims to be careful to wear gloves so as to leave no fingerprints. As the mystery grows, he says he will continue to do this.
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