Monterroso

For the Guatemalan writer, see Augusto Monterroso.

Monterroso is a municipality in Lugo province in Galicia in north-west Spain.

History

Monterroso was the seat of an important tenencia in medieval Galicia. Among its known tenants were:

Suero Vermúdez (c.1100)
Gutierre Vermúdez (1112)
Muño Peláez (1112–16)
Fernando Pérez de Traba (1140–53)
Gonzalo Fernández de Traba (1157–60), son of the former
Fernando González de Traba (1160–63)
Rodrigo Álvarez (1168)
Gómez González de Traba (1170–73), first time
Gómez González de Manzanedo (1173)
Gómez González de Traba (1189–1200), second time

Municipalities in the province of Lugo

Abadín Alfoz Antas de Ulla Baleira Baralla Barreiros Becerreá Begonte Bóveda Burela Carballedo Castro de Rei Castroverde Cervantes Cervo Chantada O Corgo Cospeito Folgoso do Courel A Fonsagrada Foz Friol Guitiriz Guntín O Incio Láncara Lourenzá Lugo Meira Mondoñedo Monforte de Lemos Monterroso Muras Navia de Suarna Negueira de Muñiz As Nogais Ourol Outeiro de Rei Palas de Rei Pantón Paradela O Páramo A Pastoriza Pedrafita do Cebreiro A Pobra do Brollón Pol A Pontenova Portomarín Quiroga Rábade Ribadeo Ribas de Sil Ribeira de Piquín Riotorto Samos Sarria O Saviñao Sober Taboada Trabada Triacastela O Valadouro O Vicedo Vilalba Viveiro Xermade Xove