Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Mondoñedo

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Episcopal seat and capital of the province of Mondoñedo

Mondoñedo, an episcopal seat since the bishopric moved there in 1112, was the capital of the province of Mondoñedo, one of the seven historic provinces of Galicia, until the division of 1833. The town built the Fonte Vella (1548), planted the alameda de los Remedios (1594) and founded the Santa Catalina seminary between 1569 and 1572. In the mid-18th century the sanctuary of Los Remedios and the hospital of San Pablo were built.

What to see today

Catedral basílica de la Virgen de la Asunción de Mondoñedo (Catedral de Mondoñedo): Cathedral, c. 1636 to 1800
Mosteiro de San Salvador de Lourenzá (Monasterio de San Salvador de Lorenzana): Monastery, c. 1637 to 1789

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