Rairiz de Veiga

Rairiz de Veiga is a municipality in Ourense in the Galicia region of north-west Spain. It is located in the centre of the province towards the south-west.

Rairiz de Veiga
Municipality
Seal
Location in Galicia
Rairiz de Veiga
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°05′N 7°50′W
Country Spain
Autonomous community Galicia
Province Ourense
ComarcaA Limia
Government
  MayorJosefa Asunción Morgade Rúa (People's Party)
Area
  Total72.1 km2 (27.8 sq mi)
Elevation
622 m (2,041 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
  Total1,282
  Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.rairizdeveiga.es/

A same-sex marriage between two men, Pedro Dias and Muño Vandilas, occurred on 16 April 1061 in Rairiz de Veiga. They were married by a priest at a small chapel. The historic documents about the church wedding were found at Monastery of San Salvador de Celanova.[3]

References

  1. "IGE. Táboas". www.ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  2. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. M.J.A. "El primer matrimonio homosexual de Galicia se ofició en 1061 en Rairiz de Veiga". Retrieved 27 February 2011.


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