Mondoñedo

Mondoñedo 43°26′00.36″N, 7°21′23.48″W is a small town and municipality in Galicia Spain, in the province of Lugo. As of 2002, the town has a population of 4,987. Mondofledo occupies a sheltered valley among the northern outliers of the Cantabrian Mountains.

Mondonedo is famous for The Caves of King "Cintolo"

The town was declared a national cultural-historical site in 1985. Its main attraction is the three-nave cathedral, begun in Romanesque style around 1230. It reflects an unusual mixture of styles: Gothic in the naves, and Baroque in the its 18th century towers. The polychrome statue in the high altar, called Nuestra Señora la Inglesa (the English Madonna) was rescued from the St. Paul Cathedral in London during the Protestant Reformation of Henry VIII of England.

According to local tradition, the bishopric of Dumium, near Braga, was transferred to San Martín de Mondofledo, 10 miles from Mondofledo, in the 8th century; it was brought to Mondoñedo itself in the beginning of the 12th century. After having been for nearly a century and a half in the hands of the Moors, Mondofledo was recaptured by Ordoño I of Asturias in 858; and the Christian possession was made permanent by Alfonso III of León in 870. It was taken by surprise by the French in 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars. The Galician Province of Mondoñedo disappeared in 1833 when all the seven provinces of Galicia were reduced to four, and the entire Province of Mondoñedo was first divided into two halves and later absorbed and assimilated into the existing provinces of Lugo and A Coruña.

1 Geography and Tourism
2 See also
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Geography and Tourism

The Caves of King "Cintolo" (also "Covas do Rei Cintolo") Impressive caves in the outskirts of the city of Mondoñedo. They can be visited, but the local authorities should be informed before hand for health and safety reasons as well as to get the entrance keys. Excellent site for those who fancy speleology (that is, exploring caves) and/or mountaineering.

Lugo Province
District	population
City of Lugo	26,959
Chantada	15,003
Fonsagrada	17,302
City of Mondoñedo	10,590
Monforte	12,912
Panton	12,988
Villalba	13,572
Vivero	12,843
Towns, Vilages and Hamlets	343,217
All the Province (Total):	465,386
(Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911) [1]

[edit] See also

Province of Mondoñedo One of the seven Galician provinces from the 15th Century until 1833.
Ferrol City and Naval Station in Northwestern Spain.
Diocese of Ferrol-Mondoñedo List of districts and parishes from Ferrol to Mondoñedo

[edit] External links

(Spanish) Official Web-site of the Diocese of Ferrol-Mondoñedo
(Spanish) History of Mondoñedo
(Spanish) Official Web of Mondoñedo net
(Spanish) Mondoñedo's Website

[edit] References

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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