The Castle Lupario, also known as the Castle Beca, is a
Gallaeci
The Gallaeci (also Callaeci or Callaici; ) were a Celtic tribal complex who inhabited Gallaecia, the north-western corner of Iberia, a region roughly corresponding to what is now the Norte Region in northern Portugal, and the Spanish regions ...
castro located between the towns of , (
Brión
Brión () is a municipality in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Santiago de Compostela and is 13 km to the east of Santiago de Compostela. It has an are ...
) and (
Rois).
Background
The site was declared an
Asset of Cultural Interest in December 2009.
It is easily accessible and remains of the walls can be seen. This caste complex was perhaps the capital of the (
Astures
The Astures or Asturs, also named Astyrs, were the Hispano-Celtic inhabitants of the northwest area of Hispania that now comprises almost the entire modern autonomous community of the Principality of Asturias, the modern province of León, and t ...
) and came to achieve great importance. A parish church, Santo Antonini de Castro, existed on the site until the also existed here until the beginning of the
17th century
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCI), to December 31, 1700 (MDCC).
It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized ...
.
The
Liber Sancti Jacobi places
Queen Lupa
Queen Lupa (also known as Raíña Lupa, Raíña Lopa, Raíña Luparia, Raíña Luca and Raíña Loba) is a character from Galician mythology. She is mentioned in both the ''Codex Calixtinus'' and the ''Golden Legend'' involving the translation of ...
's residence at this castle.
Gallery
File:Mapa da translaçom em Historia del Apostol de Iesus Christo Sanctiago Zebedeo (1610).jpg, Map of the legend of the translation of relics in ''Historia del Apostol de Iesus Christo Sanctiago Zebedeo'' (1610), by Mauro Castellá Ferrer, in which the Castle Lupario appears.
See also
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Castro
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Castros in Galicia
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Iron Age Europe
In Europe, the Iron Age is the last stage of the prehistoric Europe, prehistoric period and the first of the protohistory, protohistoric periods,The Junior Encyclopædia Britannica: A reference library of general knowledge. (1897). Chicago: E.G. ...
*
Castro culture
Castro culture (, , , , meaning "culture of the hillforts") is the archaeological term for the material culture of the northwestern regions of the Iberian Peninsula (present-day northern and central Portugal together with the Spanish regions of ...
References
External links
Polémica no Castro Lupario*
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Archaeological sites in Galicia (Spain)
Geography of the Province of A Coruña