Detente bala

"Detente bala" is an inscription used by Spanish soldiers in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Detente!
Detente! - Prayer

The phrase detente bala means "stop, bullet" in Spanish.

Patches of cloth with the phrase around a Sacred Heart of Jesus were worn on the chest as a protection.

See also
  • The ghost shirts of the followers of the Ghost Dance Native American movement were believed to protect them from bullets.

References
  • Detente in the Diccionario de la Real Academia Española.
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