Meaning of toca a rebato

toca a rebato: Touch to alarm means give the signal of alarm through a campaign, drum, etc. before a catastrophe or danger imminent.This expression is originated in times of them attacks unexpected of them Arab in Europe, that forced to convene to the village with quickly doing sonar the campaigns of the Church quot; to alarm quot; i.e. repeated and quickly.Rebato word comes from the Arabic lt; Ribat gt; What attack against infidels, but in Castilian was the meaning of call or call residents of one or more villages to defend themselves.; touches to alarm is incorrectly written and should write is as "touch to alarm." being its meaning:
Call, call urgently to residents of a village, to a group, family, etc.2.Su use comes unexpected alarms or the war in purity.; Rebato's turn: touch of bells, drums or other acoustic means, to create alarm and summon residents of a village, an army quickly and prepare for Defense before an invasion of enemies, to a fire, to a flood, to any danger that affects the entire community.