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Royal Way Trasmonte-Ponte Maceira
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The royal´s ways were routes in which transited people of diferents origins. The Royal Way goes from Santiago de Compostela to Fisterra-Muxia. In this way finishes the xacobea´s routes that were medieval. The mostly pass through Ames. It is important for this places, years ago, there was a dispute between the Santiago´s arcebispo and the Altamira´s counts. Also, now a days hundreds of pilgrims go for this important way.(www.concellodeames.gal)
 

Jessica Natalia Pinheiro, Laura de la Torre González, Rebeca Rivas Gómez · 17 mayo 2018 23:30


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1 Ponte Maceira The Ponte Maceira is a place in which the Royal way goes. This place is on the Tambre´s river. The bridge was built for the romans and after it expenrienced more changes. Now is a medieval bridge and It is important because to date the pilgrims go their way and it is a historic point very reconiced. 42,905280800 -8,694352900
2 Altamira's Towers The Altamiras towers are a big cultural heritage. This structure, in the five century, was formed by six towers, enough pits and a walled. Later in the nine century was built the fortified on an old foundations. The Altamira´s Towers belonged to the Moscoso´s family. Curiously, in this place, in one part of the Royal Way, there was a dispute bewteen the Moscosos and the Santiago´s arcebispe because they wanted the lands of the valley of the Mahía. 42,877655500 -8,688600300

Riddle
What famous way goes by here and is related with the old Royal Way?
CLUE: (the pelgrims go around here)
CAMIÑO DE SANTIAGO

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Magdalena's Chapel
Structure
Magdalena's Chapel is located in Milladoiro, Galicia. This chapel had its origins in the X or XI century but has been greatly modified afterwards, so nowadays no elements from that period survive. Magdalena's Chapel it's dedicated to Santa María Magdalena because she's the patron saint of Milladoiro. The chapel is a part of the portuguese trail. Due to its location on a hill, this chapel was the point where the pilgrims saw the towers of the cathedral for first time. The name Milladoiro comes from the galician word "humilladoiro". In Milladoiro there was one "humilladoiro" that pointed to the pilgrims that their goal was close, (this means that the cathedral was close). The word "humilladoiro" also means "become humble buckskin the apostle Santiago". We found the information in this pages: http://patrimoniogalego.net/index.php/50575/2013/10/capela-da-madalena-4/ https://confrariadamadalena.wordpress.com/historia-do-milladoiro/ http://www.upmilladoiro.org/iglesia-de-santa-maria-magdalena-2/ http://www.blogs.elcorreogallego.es/monograficos/catedral/ecg/un-total-9-255-peregrinos-pasaron-capilla-magdalena-milladoiro/idEdicion-2015-10-27/idNoticia-960401/
 

María Villaverde Temes, Samuel Míguez Blanco · 30 abril 2018 21:15


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1 Magdalenas Chapel This medieval chapel is located in Milladoiro, Ames near the city centre. Here we are going to explain some information about the chapel, including the meaning of "Milladoiro" and what means "humilladoiro". We will also try to see the towers of the cathedral from there. 42,843422899 -8,580615968

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What part of the Santiago's cathedral can we see from the chapel?

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Battles in " Ponte de Maceira " between Diego Xelmirez and Pedro Froilaz.
Event
Pedro Froilaz of Traba was born in 1075, count of Galicia, and figure in the From Santiago de Compostela history as " Imperator in orde Gallaeciae ". It was descending from a lineage with vocation of domain in Galicia and from enormous influence in León's Court, marrying Urraca Froilaz that concerned to a not less important family. In the first years of the XII century in " Ponte de Maceira " it was a scene of battles between Diego Xelmirez and Pedro Froilaz in the moment that they were fighting for the supremacy of his domains and rights of step, for what the clashes in Tambre's border were usual. The domains of the pair were including an extensive territory between Noya and Ortigueira, being a lordly family of the Kingdom of Galicia that they had great economic and political power in all the north of the Iberian Peninsula during the XI and XII century. Of this marriage five children were born and before Urraca's death the Count of Traba married for the second time Maior Guntraba Rodríguez that it had eight more children. In the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela it is where the sepulcher of the Count Pedro Froilaz takes refuge in his interior, deceased in the year 1128. King was crowned of Compost Her in the year 1111. Information extracted of the web page "Wikipedia"
 

Juan Carlos Salgueiro Mouriño, Raúl Pérez Agra · 30 abril 2018 12:35


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1 Ponte Maceira Aquí tuvo lugar una batalla entre Pedro Froilaz de Traba y Arzobispo de Compostela Diego Xelmirez 42,905300000 -8,695010000

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How many children did he have in each marriage?

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Carla Álvarez Juncal, Carla Redondo Porto · 28 abril 2018 12:20


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1 Trasmonte It is located next to a ruined house where the priest used to live. Also right opposite is the fiesta field and, next to it, there is an old school that is now used to carry out collective activities such as the magosto or some food among the neighbors. 42,892127071 -8,683308363

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Before we mentioned the name of the virgin that is above the door. What was it called?

Medieval element
Ponte de Augapesada
Structure
É unha ponte que ten orixes Romanas, está situada en Augapesada.O arco dos pilares da ponte é un arco de media punta rebaixado. Está enriba do rego do Aveneiral. Ten Unha rasada enchepada de trazado curvo e está feita de grandes lousas de pedra. Posúe un van e dous lavadoiros ( Isto segundo fontes secundarias, porque na nosa investigación primaria só atopamos un). Actualmente é un monumento que visitan os peregrinos que recorren o Camiño de fisterra. A ponte en sí xa non ten utilidade, pero itinerarios das vías romanas nomean a Augapesada como un lugar de paso cara as terras noroccidentais de Galicia.
 

Jorge Iglesias Carracedo, Lois Negreira Barreiro, Mario Montero Benito, Nicolás Iglesias Piñeiro · 26 abril 2019 18:03


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1 Ponte de Augapesada É Unha ponte que está situada na parroquia de Ames. Permitía atravesar o regueiro de Augapesada. Forma parte do Camiño de Santiago que vai a Fisterra. Levaranos 5 minutos. 42,889503803 -8,650288158

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Incapaz soy de llorar y siempre alegro el camino, por mis ojos de continuo el agua corre hacia el mar.


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