Cuaña ( Galician-Asturian; Spanish: ''Coaña'') 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 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 ...

, on the east by Navia and Villayón across the

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 * Rive ...

, and on the west by

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 F ...

History

As the municipality of Obispalía, it formed part of the extensive territory of Navia – Eo, which was given to the

Bishop of Oviedo The Archdiocese of Oviedo ( la, Oveten(sis), links=no) is an Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Spain.

by Alfonso VII in 1154 under the name Castropol. In 1581, Cuaña 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, and the villages of Coaña, Folgueras and Mohías were plundered.

Parish

Cartavio 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 i ...

Cuaña Cuaña (Galician-Asturian; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Coaña'') 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 eas ...

Folgueiras Folgueiras (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Folgueras'') is one of seven Parish (administrative division), parishes (administrative divisions) in the Cuaña Municipalities of Spain, municipality, within the province and autonomous communities of Spa ...

* Llebredo * Mouguías/Mohías *

Trelles Trelles is one of seven parishes (administrative divisions) in the Cuaña municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. The population is 292 (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Inst ...

Villacondide Villacondide is one of seven parishes (administrative divisions) in the Cuaña Cuaña (Galician-Asturian; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Coaña'') is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It lies alon ...

References

External links

Federación Asturiana de Concejos

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