Artist Diego Zappa and his team were responsible for creating the enormous 25-square-meter tapestry, using more than 2,000 chocolate bars. They depicted various images related to Goya on it and, once it was finished, the work had an unusual ending: attendees were able to eat part of it during the afternoon snack.
Artist Diego Zappa and his team were responsible for creating the enormous 25-meter tapestry with 2,000 chocolate bars. Photo: Aragón Press
The event brought together nearly 500 people and turned different corners of Fuendetodos into settings for reenactments, workshops, exhibitions and contests. The performances included Goya's birth, battle scenes featuring Napoleonic soldiers and a traditional dance with Goyesque costumes made for the occasion. There were also engraving and chocolate painting workshops, as well as games for families.
Fuendetodos' then-mayor, Enrique Salueña, stressed the importance of making the most of the municipality's connection to its most universal neighbor to attract visitors. During that Goyesque Festival, the prizes for the first Goya Painting Contest were also presented, with first place going to Gonzalo Romero, and the program ended with a concert by the pop-rock band The Hard Mama.
The historical reenactments, the activities dedicated to the painter and, above all, that enormous chocolate painting made for a unique day in Fuendetodos. This is how Aragón Digital reported it 10 years ago, in the original article about the Guinness World Record achieved during the second Goyesque Festival.
