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Coaña
Coaña (Galician-Asturian: ''Cuaña'') is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It lies along the Cantabrian Sea to the north, and is bordered on the south by Boal, on the east by Navia and Villayón across the Navia River, and on the west by El Franco. History As the municipality of Obispalía, it formed part of the extensive territory of Navia – Eo, which was given to the Bishop of Oviedo by Alfonso VII in 1154 under the name Castropol. In 1581, Coaña became an independent municipality, when the inhabitants purchased it from Philip II, the owner of Castropol by papal bull. The municipality suffered during the invasion of French troops during the Peninsular War The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spai ..., and the vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castro Culture
Castro culture ( gl, cultura castrexa, pt, cultura castreja, ast, cultura castriega, es, cultura castreña, meaning "culture of the hillforts") is the archaeological term for the material culture of the northwestern regions of the Iberian Peninsula (present-day northern Portugal together with the Spanish regions of Galicia, Asturias, and western León) from the end of the Bronze Age (c. 9th century BC) until it was subsumed by Roman culture (c. 1st century BC). It is the culture associated with the Gallaecians and Astures. The most notable characteristics of this culture are: its walled oppida and hillforts, known locally as ''castros'', from Latin ''castrum'' 'castle', and the scarcity of visible burial practices, in spite of the frequent depositions of prestige items and goods, swords and other metallic riches in rocky outcrops, rivers and other aquatic contexts since the Atlantic Bronze Age. This cultural area extended east to the Cares river and south into the lower D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartavio (Coaña)
Cartavio (variant: Santa María de Cartavio) is one of seven parishes (administrative divisions) in the Coaña municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. The population is 602 (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Elec ... 2007). References Parishes in Coaña {{asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boal
Boal (Galician-Asturian: ''Bual'') is a municipality, a civil parish and a town in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias (Spain). It borders north with El Franco and Coaña, south with Illano, west with Castropol and east with Villayón. The main way of access to the municipality is the regional road AS-12, which connects Navia with Grandas de Salime. The whole municipality has a population of 1,632 inhabitants, whereas there are about 496 inhabitants in the capital town. Etymology Etymologically, it is usually considered that "Boal" comes either from the Indo-european languages, ''*bod-'' ( stream, ditch), or from the Latin, ''bove'' or ''*bovale'' (ox). Although some authors believe that "Boal" could be understood as the expression of an old anthroponym or person name, Bovali (iler) or Baudiliu (adducing the form Baudali), it is common to consider its original meaning either as ''"terreno frecuentado y apropiado para el pasto del ganado vacuno"'' ("land freq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eo-Navia (Asturian Comarca)
Eo-Navia is one of eight ''Comarcas of Asturias, comarca'' administrative divisions of Asturias, a provinces of Spain, province and an autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community in Spain. Within the area, Eonavian, a Galician language, Galician dialect, is spoken. This administrative division should not be confused with the historical comarca of Eo-Navia or Old Common Council of Castropol. The comarca of Eo-Navia is divided into 17 municipalities (in Asturian ''conceyos''). From east to west, they are: *Valdés, Asturias, Valdés *Navia (Spain), Navia *Villayón *Coaña *Boal *Eilao *Pezós *Grandas de Salime *El Franco *Tapia de Casariego, Tapia *Samartín d'Ozcos *Santalla d'Ozcos *Vilanova d'Ozcos *Castropol *Veiga d'Eo *Santiso d'Abres *Taramundi Comarcas of Asturias {{asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Franco
El Franco is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias. It is bordered on the north by the Cantabrian Sea, and to the west by Tapia de Casariego, to the south by Castropol and Boal, and to the east by Coaña. El Franco is part of the Comarca Eo Navia. The Porcia and Mazo Rivers pass through the municipality. History Artifacts from Neolithic Age book an early settlement of the region. Still today rests of Hill forts, in Arancedo as well as in the neighbouring Coaña and Mohias are visible. In the 18th century the old gold mines which are in use until today were found near the embankment castle of Arancedo. During the Middle Ages El Franco was split in the dioceses by Lugo and Oviedo, the administrative capital was in this time, Castropol. In 1852 the administrative seat was laid to El Franco finally in the Parroquia La Caridad where it is still today. El Franco is the birthplace of Corín Tellado, one of the world best-selling writers i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galician-Asturian
Galician–Asturian or Eonavian ( autonym: ; ast, eonaviegu, gallego-asturianu; gl, eonaviego, galego-asturiano) is a set of Romance dialects or ''falas'' whose linguistic dominion extends into the zone of Asturias between the Eo River and Navia River (or more specifically the Eo and the Frejulfe River). The dialects have been variously classified as the northeastern varieties of Galician, as a linguistic group of its own, or as a dialect of transition between Galician and Asturian. The set of dialects was traditionally included by linguists as Galician-Portuguese or Galician, with some traits of the neighbouring Astur-Leonese linguistic group. Now, however, there is a political-linguistic conflict on the identity of the language between those who prioritise the mixed identity and those that continue to prioritise the Galician substratum. Supporters of the former, mostly in Asturias, identify Eonavian as part of a dialect continuum between the Asturian and Galician languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navia River
The Navia is a river in northern Spain flowing South to North from Galicia into the Autonomous Community of Asturias. It discharges into the Bay of Biscay through an estuary called ''Ría de Navia''. See also * List of rivers of Spain * Rivers of Galicia The rivers of Galicia form part of a dense hydrographical network in the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia and has been described by Otero Pedrayo as “the land of a thousand rivers”. Most rivers are not deep enough to be navigable, althou ... External links Official website Rivers of Spain Rivers of Asturias Rivers of Galicia (Spain) {{Spain-river-stub fr:Navia (bromeliacée) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villayón
Villayón () is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Navia, on the west by Coaña, Boal and Illano, on the east by Valdés, Tineo y Allande and on the south by Allande. History Some prehistoric Hill Forts and Dolmen are still visitable in the municipality's territory. The Romans built some bridges here which are used today. During the Middle Ages, Villayón belonged to Navia, Asturias. The parish split off and became autonomous in 1868. Geography The Río Navia Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for " river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, ... passes through the municipality. The waterfalls in Oneta (Cascada de Oneta) are the highest in Asturias. Population Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navia (Spain)
Navia is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It lies on the Cantabrian Sea, and is bordered by the municipalities of Villayón to the south, Valdés to the east, and Coaña to the west. It is also the name of a parish and a village in the municipality. The Navia River flows through the municipality. Parishes *Andés *Anleo * Navia * Piñera *Polavieja *Puerto de Vega * Villanueva *Villapedre Villapedre is one of eight parishes (administrative divisions) in Navia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat ... References External linksWeb del Descenso de la ría del mismo nombreAsociación Juvenil de Navia (AJUNA)Club Natación Villa de Navia Municipalities in Asturias * {{Asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peninsular War
The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence. The war started when the French and Spanish armies invaded and occupied Portugal in 1807 by transiting through Spain, and it escalated in 1808 after Napoleonic France occupied Spain, which had been its ally. Napoleon Bonaparte forced the abdications of Ferdinand VII and his father Charles IV and then installed his brother Joseph Bonaparte on the Spanish throne and promulgated the Bayonne Constitution. Most Spaniards rejected French rule and fought a bloody war to oust them. The war on the peninsula lasted until the Sixth Coalition defeated Napoleon in 1814, and is regarded as one of the first wars of national liberation. It is also significant for the emergence of larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip II Of Spain
Philip II) in Spain, while in Portugal and his Italian kingdoms he ruled as Philip I ( pt, Filipe I). (21 May 152713 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent ( es, Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He was '' jure uxoris'' King of England and Ireland from his marriage to Queen Mary I in 1554 until her death in 1558. He was also Duke of Milan from 1540. From 1555, he was Lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands. The son of Emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, Philip inherited his father's Spanish Empire in 1556 and succeeded to the Portuguese throne in 1580 following a dynastic crisis. The Spanish conquests of the Inca Empire and of the Philippines, named in his honor by Ruy López de Villalobos, were completed during his reign. Under Philip II, Spain reached the height of its influence and power, sometimes called the Spanish Golden Age, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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