Turonio (Galician ''Toronho'', Spanish ''Toroño'', Latin ''Turonium'' or ''Toronium'') was the only part of the ''
Conventus Bracarensis'' which did not join
Afonso Henriques when he proclaimed the independence of
Portugal
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in 1139. At the time it was a fief held by
Gómez Núñez, who supported a Portuguese invasion of
Galicia, but was defeated and exiled by
Alfonso VII of León
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.
Turonio lies south of the
Ria de Vigo
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and the river
Verdugo and north and west of the river
Minho Minho or Miño may refer to:
People
* Miño (surname)
* Choi Min-ho, South Korean singer and actor known mononymously as Minho
Places
* Minho (river) or Miño, in Portugal and Spain
Jamaica
* Rio Minho, a river
Portugal
* Minho Province
...
. As a placename it is rarely used today, but is in the process of recovery. Today most of the territory is a part of the city of
Vigo
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.
References
*{{cite book , first=Manuel , last=Fernández Rodríguez , title=Toronium: aproximación a la historia de una tierra medieval , location=Santiago de Compostela , year=2004 , series=Cuadernos de Estudios Gallegos, Anexo 31
Medieval Galicia (Spain)