Teixeiro, or Teijeiro in
Spanish
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, is a small community located in the province of
A Coruña
A Coruña (; ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province ...
, in the
Galician region of
Spain
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. It is part of the municipality of
Curtis
Curtis or Curtiss is a common English given name and surname of Anglo-Norman origin, deriving from the Old French ''curteis'' (Modern French">-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of Fren ...
in the
comarca
A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark ...
of
Betanzos
Betanzos () is a municipality in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain in the province of A Coruña. It belongs to the comarca of Betanzos. In Roman times Betanzos was called Flauvium Brigantium or ''Brigantium''. During the ...
of which it is capital.
The town hall of Curtis (''Casa do Concello'') is in Teixeiro as well as the ''Plaza de España'' ("Plaza of Spain").
Notable people
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Ánxeles Penas
Ánxeles Penas García (born 5 May 1943 in Teixeiro, Curtis, Spain) is a Spanish poet, first in Spanish and, since 1982, in Galician. She has also participated in more than 50 exhibitions as a sculptor and painter.
Education
She holds a degree ...
(born 1943), poet
External links
XuveCurtis.com- Website dedicated to the youth in the Curtis municipality. (Galician)
Casa Miraz- Website for the popular ''Casa Miraz'' restaurant. (Spanish)
Foro-Ciudad.com - TeixeiroProfile for ''Teixeiro'' in Foro-Ciudad.com. (Spanish)
Province of A Coruña
Populated places in Galicia (Spain)
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