Monterrei, historically spelled Monterrey in Spanish and English, is a municipality in the province of
Ourense
Ourense (; ) is a city and the capital of the province of province of Ourense, Ourense, located in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, northwestern Spain. It is on the Camino Sanabrés path o ...
, in the autonomous community of
Galicia,
Spain
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. It belongs to the
comarca
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of
Verín
Verín is a town and municipality in the southeast of the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. The population of the municipality is about 14,433. It is located 70 kilometers east of the provincial capital of Our ...
.
Monterrei is well known for its
castle
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, built in the
10th century
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. The Mexican city of
Monterrey
Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...
was named in honour of
Gaspar de Zúñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey
Gaspar de Zúñiga Acevedo y Fonseca, 5th Count of Monterrey (1560 – March 16, 1606) was a Spanish nobleman who was the ninth viceroy of New Spain. He governed from November 5, 1595, to October 26, 1603. From January 18, 1604, until his death ...
, as well as the American city of
Monterey
Monterey ( ; ) is a city situated on the southern edge of Monterey Bay, on the Central Coast of California. Located in Monterey County, the city occupies a land area of and recorded a population of 30,218 in the 2020 census.
The city was fou ...
.
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
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