In Pictures: Sheep take over streets of Madrid for annual migration
Shepherds steered their flocks through the streets following ancient migration routes
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A flock of sheep are driven past a construction site in central Madrid, Spain.
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Sheep replaced traffic on the streets of Madrid on Sunday as shepherds steered their flocks through the heart of the Spanish capital, following ancient migration routes.
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The route would have taken them through undeveloped countryside a few centuries ago, but today it cuts through Madrid's bustling city centre and along some of its most famous streets.
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Sheep farmers pay a nominal charge in symbolic acknowledgement of a 1418 agreement with the city council that set a fee of 50 maravedis - medieval coins - per 1,000 sheep brought through the central Sol square and Gran Via street.
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The herd includes 2,000 merino sheep and 100 goats.
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A police officer speaks on her radio as a flock of sheep pass through central Madrid, Spain.
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A heard of sheep enter central Madrid, Spain.
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A shepherd herds a flock of sheep through central Madrid, Spain.
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Flocks of sheep are herded in front of the city hall in Madrid.
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Flocks of sheep are herded in the city center of Madrid.
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Flocks of sheep are herded in the city center of Madrid.
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Flocks of sheep and goats are herded in the city center of Madrid.
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Flocks of sheep and goats are herded in the city center of Madrid.
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Flocks of sheep and goats are herded in the city center of Madrid.
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Flocks of sheep and goats are herded in the city center of Madrid.
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Flocks of sheep and goats are herded in the city center of Madrid.
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