Alfil in early chess diagrams - Chess Forums

Hello chess friends, I have a question for Spanish members here. What is this figure called in English? The website that shows the above diagram says it is called "Alfil" in Spanish, meaning Bishop. But the figures, or their costumes rather, look more like an elf or a joker, not someone you would find

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