ボタフメイロ
↑ In Galician, "botar" means "to eject, to throw away, to expel", from Occitan, and "fume" means "smoke", from Latin .
↑ The claim that the Botafumeiro is the largest thurible in the world is often made, but in fact there is a thurible in Lohne, Oldenburg, Germany that reportedly weighs 500 kg and stands 3.21 meters high .
↑ There are many other weights given in the literature, as can be seen in this section.
↑ Camino de Santiago (Way of Saint James) pilgrimage, Galicia Guide: Guide to everything Galicia; includes a picture of the Botafumeiro in the museum library of the cathedral.
↑ Santiago de Compostella Old City Monuments, Galicia Espana The Tourist Guide