Castle Lupario
The Castle Lupario, also known as the Castle Beca, is a Gallaeci castro located between the towns of Bastavales, (Brión) and Ribasar (Rois).
| Castle Lupario | |
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Castro Lupario | |
| Bastavales, Brión, A Coruña in Spain | |
Ruins of Castle Lupario | |
| Coordinates | 42.813333°N 8.631667°W |
Background
The site was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in December 2009.[1] It is easily accessible and remains of the walls can be seen. This caste complex was perhaps the capital of the Amaci (Astures) and came to achieve great importance. A parish church, Santo Antonini de Castro, existed on the site until the also existed here until the beginning of the 17th century.
The Liber Sancti Jacobi places Queen Lupa's residence at this castle.[2]
Gallery
- Map of the legend of the translation of relics in Historia del Apostol de Iesus Christo Sanctiago Zebedeo (1610), by Mauro Castellá Ferrer, in which the Castle Lupario appears.[3]
References
- "Patrimonio vai declarar vinte castros ben de interesecultural". Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- Jacobus de Voragine. Golden Legend: St. James the Greater. Golden Legend.
- Castellá Ferrer, Mauro (1610). Historia del Apostol de Iesus Christo Sanctiago Zebedeo. pp. 117, 130.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castro Lupario.
- Polémica no Castro Lupario
- Anderson, Megan (17 November 2023). "Visit Castro Lupario the Mythical Fortress of Queen Lupa". Packing up the Pieces. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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