Old Common Council of Castropol

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Castropol Village

Old Common Council of Castropol, also Eo-Navia Land, Entrambasauguas or Honor de Suarón and Grandas

Eo and Navia rivers. These villages belonged to the sixth sección or party (known as 'Episcopalias') that made up the Junta General del Principado, the historical governing body of Asturias. Episcopalías was composed by the following villages or concejos: Castropol, Rivera de Abajo, Rivera de Arriba, Langreo, Llanera, Quirós, Teverga, Noreña, Las Regueras, Navia, Morcín, Tudela, Proaza, Santo Adriano, Pajares [es], Riosa, Olloniego, Yernes y Tameza, Bimenes, Paderni, Sobrescobio
and Peñaflor.

The bishop's manors in Asturias. To the Old Council of Castropol belong all the Western End of Asturias: Terra de Ribadeo, Grandas and Ibias

During the

Fernando II of León. After its emancipation from the ecclesiastical authority, the Common Council of Castropol was admitted into the Junta General del Principado.[2]

Despite a common history with Asturias, the region has many unique cultural and linguistic traits.

Portuguese-Galician
subgroup.

References

  1. Principality of Asturias
    is divided today
  2. ^ «Testamentum Sancte Marie de Taule quod fecit comes Fafila Spassanidz ovetensi ecclesie (1006)», "... de monasterio quod est fundatum in Asturiis in villa nomine Taule, inter duo flumina purzia et ove", see also, «comissum de Kartavio quod fecit Ramimirus rex» (978) "Sancte Marie semper virginis... in cuius honore ist monasterium in Asturias"
  3. ^ Pérez de Castro, Ramona. Los Señoríos Episcopales en Asturias: El régimen Jurídico de la Oblispalía de Castropol, Oviedo, 1987, p. 92 y 93
  4. ^ BOE no. 103, Thursday, April 30th, 1998.