O Páramo
O Páramo (Galician pronunciation: [ʊ ˈpaɾɐmʊ]) is a municipality in the Spanish province of Lugo, situated in Galicia. It has a population of 1632 persons (1.823 in 2006, 1.858 in 2005, 1.887 in 2004, 1.873 in 2003)[1] and an area of 74.92 km². The Alcalde is Gumersindo Rodriguez Liz.
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Etymology
The name Paramo comes from the Latinized Paramiensis. the reference to this name is made on a manuscript dating to 1078. This name, however, was only episcopal.[2]
History
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The first reference made to Paramo is in the division of the eleven counties and three parishes into which Lugo was divided into at a council lasting from 569 to 572. A slight discussion is made about this council in Xoan Pallares e Gaioso's (1614-1698) book "Argos Divina, Nuestra Señora de los ojos grandes" (Divine Argos, Our lady with the large eyes), which says: "During the Council of Lugo, as said in the archives of the Church, under the reign of Teodomiro, the limits of each county were decided."[3] In Roman times, roughly 170 Christians were killed on a hill in Paramo called Paramo hill[4]
Parishes
Here is a list of all parishes found in Paramo, with their Saint's name or spelling variants in brackets:
- Adai (Santa Mariña)
- Friolfe (San Xoán)
- Gondrame (Santa María)
- Grallás (Santo Estevo)
- Moscán (Santa María Madanela)
- Neira (Santa María Madanela)
- Piñeiro (San Salvador)
- Reascos (Santa María)
- Ribas de Miño (Santiago)
- A Ribeira (San Mamede)
- Sa (Santiago)
- San Vicente de Gondrame (San Vicente)
- Santo André da Ribeira (San Pedro)
- A Torre (San Martiño)
- Vilafiz (Santa María)
- Vilarmosteiro (Santa Eufemia)
- Vilasante (Santa Cruz)
- Vileiriz (San Salvador)
External links
Sources
- According to The Galician Institute of Statistics (IGE)
- Manuel Rodriguez Lopez's Article on Paramo p.46 paragraph 2.
- Manuel Rodriguez Lopez's Article on Paramo p.46 paragraph 2
- Manuel Rodriguez Lopez's Article on Paramo pgs.46-7