Muxía (; ) is a coastal town and municipality in the
province of A Coruña
The province of A Coruña ( ; ; historical ) is the northwesternmost province of Spain, and one of the four provinces which constitute the autonomous community of Galicia. This province is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and north ...
in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to the
comarca
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of
Fisterra.
There was a
serious oil spill involving the
oil tanker ''Prestige'' along the Muxía part of the coast in November, 2002, leaking about 70,000 gallons of oil into the Atlantic Ocean.
History
In the 5th century and 6th century,
Galicia was part of the
Germanic Suevi
file:1st century Germani.png, 300px, The approximate positions of some Germanic peoples reported by Graeco-Roman authors in the 1st century. Suebian peoples in red, and other Irminones in purple.
The Suebi (also spelled Suavi, Suevi or Suebians ...
kingdom. The
Moors
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Moors are not a s ...
replaced the Germanic rulers, who were displaced in the 8th or 9th century by the king of
Asturias
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It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory t ...
.
The monastery near Muxía was named "Mosteiro de Moraime" to honor the saint, San Xiao de Moraime, and was established in the early 12th century. Not long after, in 1105, it was attacked and destroyed by
Norman pirates, and later by
Saxons
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. Alfonso Raimúndez, the future King and
Emperor
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Alfonso VII of León and Castile
Alfonso VII (1 March 110521 August 1157), called the Emperor (''el Emperador''), became the King of Galicia in 1111 and King of León and Castile in 1126. Alfonso, born Alfonso Raimúndez, first used the title Emperor of All Spain, alongside h ...
, had lived in the area when he was younger and was educated by Pedro Froilaz de Traba.
Christians built a
hermit
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Description
In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Chr ...
age on this location at first, and later the church in the 17th century. On December 25, 2013, the Santuario da Virxe da Barca was destroyed by a fire caused by lightning.
Muxía was purchased by King Carlos of
Castile (the Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V Charles V may refer to:
Kings and Emperors
* Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558)
* Charles V of Naples (1661–1700), better known as Charles II of Spain
* Charles V of France (1338–1380), called the Wise
Others
* Charles V, Duke ...
) in the 16th century.
Muxía was destroyed in the 19th century by
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...
´s forces.
Demography
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Gallery
File:Illa do Castelo, Touriñán.jpg, Castelo Island, Touriñán
File:A Ferida escultura en Muxía 05.jpg, " A Ferida" (The Wound) sculpture by ["A Ferida" by is a sculpture that symbolizes the wound that has been done to the sea by the spilling of 66,000 tons of oil when the ]Prestige
Prestige may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Films
*Prestige (film), ''Prestige'' (film), a 1932 American film directed by Tay Garnett: woman travels to French Indochina to meet up with husband
*The Prestige (film), ''The Prestige'' (fi ...
tanker broke apart off the coast of Muxia on November 13, 2002. The sculpture is 11 meters high, and weights over 400 tons.
File:San Xulián de Moraime.Muxía.Galicia 278.jpg, Church of San Xulián de Moraime
File:Porta no Santuario da Virxe da Barca, Muxía.jpg, Doorway of the ancient Sanctuary of Virxe da Barca
See also
List of municipalities in A Coruña
A Coruña (province), A Coruña is a provinces of Spain, province in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain, that is divided into 93 Municipalities of Spain, municipalities. Spanish census, ...
References
External links
pictures from the Prestige oil spill
A tourist articleAnother tourist article* encyclopedia entry for Galicia, Columbia University Press
*
ttp://www.soios.com/soios/historia/trebas/menxaos.php Historia de Galicia de don Benito Vicetto, tomo I, Ferrol 1865.Muxía, the wound trailer for documentary about impact of the Prestige oil spill on Muxía
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Tourism in Galicia (Spain)
Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña
Way of the Lighthouses