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Arias Menéndez
Arias Menéndez ( Portuguese: Arias Mendes, Galician: Arias Menendiz; died after June 924) was the son of Hermenegildo Gutiérrez and Ermesenda Gatónez, daughter of count Gatón of Bierzo and Astorga. He supported the cause of King Alfonso III of Asturias and, as compensation for his loyalty, in 911 he was elected Count of Coimbra, which was repopulated by his father. Years later, he was appointed, along with his brother Gutierre Menéndez, Count of Caldelas, Refojos de Leça, Lor, Quiroga, Búbal, Triós, Limia, Salnés, Paramo, Ladra, Sorga in Galicia, as well as Refojos de Leza further south in the county of Portugal. With his brother Guterre, he brought monks to restore the monastery of Samos in Galicia and, from that moment, a prosperous relationship began between the comital family and the monastery. Marriage and Descent He married Ermesenda Gundesíndez, daughter of Gudensindo Ériz (son of Ero Fernández) and Enderquina Menéndez, daughter of Hermenegi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carballedo
Carballedo () is a municipality in the province of Lugo Lugo (, ) is a city in northwestern Spain in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. It is the capital of the Lugo (province), province of Lugo. The municipality had a population of 100,060 in 2024, ..., in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Chantada. References Municipalities in the Province of Lugo {{Galicia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gutier Menéndez
Gutier Menéndez (''c''. 865 – 934) was the most powerful Galician magnate of his time in the Kingdom of León. Related to the royal family through marriages, he acted as a powerbroker in the civil wars that followed the disputed succession of 925. Family Gutier could not have been born much later than 870, since he had an adult son in 911. He was a son of Count Hermenegildo Gutiérrez and Hermesinda Gatóñez. His paternal grandparents were Gutier and Elvira, while his maternal grandparents were Count Gatón and Egilo. Gatón's sister, Nuña, was the wife of King Ordoño I, while Gutier's sister Elvira was the wife of Ordoño II. Gutier married Ilduara Ériz, daughter of Count Ero Fernández and Adosinda. They were probably married no later than 890, judging by the ages of their children. They had three sons and two daughters: *Munio (''fl''. 911–55), count, married his cousin Elvira Arias, daughter of count Arias Menéndez, Gutier's brother. One of their daug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ero Fernández
Ero Fernández (died 926) was a Galician magnate, count in Lugo, grandfather of St. Rudesind, and ancestor of several noble Galician and Portuguese lineages who married into the highest ranks of the nobility of the kingdoms of León and Castile. Biography His filiation has not been documented; from his patronymic it is known that his father was named Fernando and the presence of another count at court named Diego Fernández, ancestor of a powerful family in northern Portugal, has led to the two being viewed as powerful brothers. Count Ero lived during the reigns of Alfonso III and his successors and held the title of count from the end of the 9th century and the first decades of the following century. His presence in the curia regia of King Alfonso is confirmed in a charter issued by the king on 30 September 899 when he donated several villages in the territory of Coimbra to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. He was the tenant-in-chief of Lugo and on 7 July 910, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monastery Of San Xulián De Samos
The Monastery of San Xulián de Samos ( Galician: ''Mosteiro de San Xulián de Samos''; Spanish: ''Monasterio de San Julián de Samos'') is an active Benedictine monastery in Samos, Galicia, Spain. It was founded in the sixth century. The monastery was the School of Theology and Philosophy. It is also an important stop on the Way of Saint James, a pilgrimage leading to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great. History The foundation is attributed to Martin of Braga. It is known to have been renovated by Saint Fructuoso in the seventh century. However, the first written mention of this event is from the year 665. An inscription on the walls of the cloister of the lodge says that the Bishop of Lugo Ermefredo rebuilt it. After this restoration it was abandoned before the Muslim invasion until the reconquest of King Fruela I of Asturias, which took place around 760. When, years later, he was assassinated, his widow and son, the future Alfonso II of Asturias, the Chaste, found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Refojos De Riba De Ave
Refojos de Riba de Ave is a former civil parish in the municipality of Santo Tirso, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carreira e Refojos de Riba de Ave. It is located 6 southeast of the city of Santo Tirso Santo Tirso () is a city and municipality located in the north of Porto Metropolitan Area, 25 km from central Porto, Portugal. In the region, the Ave Valley, there is a large center of textile industry. The population in 2021 was 67,709, in .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Refojos De Riba De Ave Former parishes of Santo Tirso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Bola, Ourense
A Bola is a municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Terra de Celanova Terra de Celanova is a comarca in the Galician province of Ourense. The overall population of this local region is 17,497 (2019). Municipalities A Bola, Cartelle, Celanova, Gomesende, A Merca, Padrenda, Pontedeva, Quintela de Leirado, Ram .... References Municipalities in the Province of Ourense {{Galicia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilalba
Vilalba is a municipality in the province of Province of Lugo, Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the Comarcas of Galicia, comarca of Terra Chá. It is located on the left bank of the river Ladra, one of the headstreams of the Minho (river), Miño. Pilgrim route Vilalba is located on the old Way of St. James, pilgrim route from western Europe to Santiago de Compostella, which enters from Burgos and Abadin to the east and crosses using the old Bridge of Martiñán in the parish of :es:Goiriz, Goiriz, leaving on the west side of the town towards :es:Santiago de Baamonde, Baamonde, Guitiriz and León, Spain, León. Journalistic tradition During the 20th century Vilalba had a rich journalistic tradition that began in 1902 with the ''Ideal Villalbés'', a newspaper handwritten by the poet and journalist Antonio García Hermida. This was continued, in a more professional form, by the ''El Eco de Villalba'' (1908) under Manuel Mato Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Páramo
O Páramo () is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Sarria. It has a population of 1632 persons (1.823 in 2006, 1.858 in 2005, 1.887 in 2004, 1.873 in 2003) and an area of 74.92 km2. Etymology The name ''Paramo'' comes from the Latinized ''Paramiensis''. The first reference to this name is made on a manuscript dating back to 1078. However, it was only episcopal. History The first reference made to Paramo is in the division of the eleven counties and three parishes into which Lugo was divided into at a council lasting from 569 to 572. A slight discussion is made about this council in Xoan Pallares e Gaioso's (1614-1698) book "Argos Divina, Nuestra Señora de los ojos grandes" (Divine Argos, Our lady with the large eyes), which says: "During the Council of Lugo, as said in the archives of the Church, under the reign of Teodomiro, the limits of each county were decided." In Roman times, roughly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Salnés
O Salnés is a ''Comarcas of Galicia, comarca'' in the Galicia (Spain), Galician Pontevedra (province), Province of Pontevedra. It covers an area of 275.2 km2, and had an overall population of 114,600 at the 2011 Census; the latest official estimate (as at the start of 2018) was 113,052.Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid. Municipalities The comarca is composed of the following 10 municipalities: References Comarcas of the Province of Pontevedra {{Galicia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xinzo De Limia
Xinzo de Limia () is a town and municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of A Limia. It lies on the important Autovia das Rias Baixas in the fertile valley of Antela, approximately 33 km from Verín and 43 km from Ourense. The Límia (Lima in Portuguese) river passes through the town on its way south towards the Portuguese border. Xinzo is a town of services and an important stopping point on the main Vigo-Madrid highway. There are several small industries, including a glass factory, and many pig, cow and dairy farms in the surrounding area. The drained lakebed of Antela, once Spain's largest freshwater lake until the 1950s, produces cereals, hay, and especially potatoes. Xinzo is in fact one of Spain's largest producers of potatoes. There is a legend connected to Xinzo. Several classical authors of antiquity reproduce the myth of the loss of memory connected to crossing the Límia Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quiroga, Galicia
Quiroga () is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is the capital of the comarca A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark ... of Quiroga. The south side of Quiroga is bordered by the river Sil. The main economic activities are agriculture which is mostly grapes and olives, animal breeding and mining. Olives are grown in Quiroga, where it has been a tradition, as the climate is optimal for growing them. In 2020, Quiroga produced 40,000 liters of olive oil. The municipality of Quiroga is an interesting natural area (more than 50% of the total area is protected). References Municipalities in the Province of Lugo {{Galicia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
