The province of Cáceres has the third most administrative symbols and pillories of Spain
The editor and writer from Extremadura, Marino González, has put together a detailed publication of the 51 administrative symbols and pillories that are still preserved in the squares and streets of the 51 municipalities of Extremadura. Cáceres, with 45, has the largest number. They are all declared artefacts of cultural interest and they are presented through photographs, historical documentation and fictional accounts.
ROLLOS Y PICOTAS
Redacción Extremadura
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The administrative symbols and pillories were erected during the middle ages and granted to feudal lords as a symbol of their power over a territory. It allowed them to charge taxes and to administer justice with the latter function carrying over more successfully to the current era. The saying "poner en la picota" (literally, "putting in the pillory"), refers to the shame that the accused suffered when being tied and exposed in public as a punishment.
