Once in a century, the sky above a quiet Spanish farming village will perform what no calendar can manufacture: a total solar eclipse at sunset, followed within hours by the Perseid meteor shower. On August 12, 2026, Avellanosa de Muñó — a hamlet in Burgos with scarcely any permanent residents — will stand at the precise intersection of shadow and spectacle, hosting the first total solar eclipse visible from mainland Spain since 1912. The village's elevated terrain, open horizons, and near-absent light pollution make it not merely a convenient vantage point, but something closer to a natural o