Monterrei ( es, Monterrey, label= Castilian) is a municipality located in the

Province of Ourense Ourense (in Spanish, ''Orense'') is a Spanish province, in the southeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Pontevedra to the west, Lugo to the north, León and Zamora, (which both belong to Cas ...

in the

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region of north-west Spain. Monterrey is well known for its Castle, built in the

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. The Mexican city of

Monterrey Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...

was named in honour of Gaspar de Zúñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey.

Parishes

* Albarellos (Santiago) * La Magdalena * Estevesiños (San Mamede) * Flariz (San Pedro) * Infesta (San Vicenzo) * Medeiros (Santa María) * Monterrey * Rebordondo (San Martiño) * San Cristóbal * Vences (Santa Eulalia) * Villaza

References

Municipalities in the Province of Ourense {{galicia-geo-stub