Marta: It says here that this piece is called “Extraordinary culverin Our Lady of Guadalupe.” But it looks like a cannon, doesn't it?
David: It is a cannon. After they were invented in the Middle Ages, cannons changed and, depending on their size, and shape and the size of the cannon balls they could fire, they might be called bombards, falconets, pasavolantes, culverins, etc.
Marta: Why is it named after a Virgin Mary?
David: It was normal to give some of them names. The museum has some with odd names like: The Cleopatra, The Lightning Bolt, The Parnassus and The Dragon.
Marta: Oh, and it's also quite pretty. It has coats of arms, leaves and flowers on it that tell us about where it came from. And look at the handles! They're shaped like animals, they're snakes with wings!
