Every summer, before the Patron Saint's festivities begin, Pollença experiences another date marked on the calendar: the election of the characters for the Mock Battle of Moors and Christians. More than 4,300 people have participated this year in a vote that decides who will bring to life the most emblematic characters of the festival and which, over the years, has become much more than a simple ballot count. It is the moment when the town chooses who will take on the responsibility of representing one of its most cherished traditions.