Botafumeiro
thumb|The currently used Botafumeiro, made in 2013.
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- Description
- Operating dates
- Tiraboleiros
- History
- Accidents
- Footnotes and references
- External links
- Botafumeiro simulations
- Videos
thumb|The currently used Botafumeiro, made in 2013.
The Botafumeiro is a famous thurible used at the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, in Spain. Its name comes from the Galician language, where botar means "to eject, to throw away, to expel", and the Latin fume, meaning "smoke".