Olvena+Bridge

Olvena Bridge
__Ellen Stadelman__ In Spain, there are many stories and legends of pretty young girls tricking the Devil into doing useful things, and getting nothing for it. This is in great contrast with Mexico's legends where the Devil always wins.

According to the legend, Olvena Bridge is the work of the devil, who obviously did not build it to do good, but because he was tricked. One story tells that he was tricked by a beautiful young girl from the village who, like all the other townspeople, was tired of crossing the river and offered her soul to the devil in return for a bridge. The only condition was that the devil had to build the bridge in only one night. Satan accepted the deal and it was agreed that if he built the bridge before the cock crowed, the girl would give him her soul. However, the girl tricked him because despite finishing the bridge overnight, she made the cock crow just before dawn and before the devil had laid the finishing stones. The same legend can be heard in many other parts of Aragón, with almost the same story and different locations. However, the Olvena ravine is one of the places where it is easier to imagine the story: a place where there are signs pointing to the "Puente del Diablo" (the devil’s bridge).