Galicia is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense, and Pontevedra.
Andrade is a surname of Galician origin, which emerged in the 12th century as the family name of the knights and lords of the small parish of San Martiño de Andrade, in the municipality of Pontedeume. The first mention of this small territory is to be found in the documentation of the monastery of San Xoán de Caaveiro, and belong chronologically to the 9th century. It was part of the region of Pruzos, which was created as an administrative and ecclesiastical territory of Kingdom of Galicia in the sixth century by King Teodomiro through a document written in Latin called Parrochiale suevum, Parochiale suevorum or Theodomiri Divisio. From the 12th century Pruzos, and therefore Andrade, were integrated into the county of Trastámara that belonged to the lineage Traba, the most powerful Galician family. By this same time the family group: Fortúnez, begins to unite their names Andrade as surname, since in this parish their family home was located. The knights of Andrade were faithful vassals of their lords the Counts of Trastámara throughout the middle centuries of the Middle Ages.
The Spanish motorway (highway) network is the third largest in the world, by length. As of 2019, there are 17,228 km (10,705 mi) of High Capacity Roads in the country. There are two main types of such roads, autopistas and autovías, which differed in the strictness of the standards they are held up to.
Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport, previously named Lavacolla Airport and also known as Santiago de Compostela Airport, is an international airport serving the autonomous community and historical region of Galicia in Spain. It is the 2nd busiest airport in northern Spain after Bilbao Airport. It has been named after the Galician romanticist writer and poet Rosalía de Castro, since 12 March 2020.
Vilalba is a municipality in Galicia (Spain), in the province of Lugo, on the left bank of the river Ladra, one of the headstreams of the Miño.
Monfero Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery dedicated to Mary, Mother of Jesus, in the province of A Coruña in Galicia, Spain. It is located in Monfero in Ferrolterra in the comarca of Eume, about 22 km to the north-east of Betanzos.
The Autovía A-3 is a Spanish autovía which starts in Madrid and ends in Valencia. It is the shortest of the six radial autovías stemming from Madrid, at 355 km, and the entirety of the route forms the entirety of the European route E901, a B class road in the International E-road network.
The Pedras de abalar, Galician for "oscillating stones", are several large stones in Galicia, Spain, that can easily be moved by a person or the wind. One of these is in Muxía, and is known as the "Pedra da Barca". These are large stones that are balanced on a point, so that they can be moved back and forth easily, or even wiggle in response to the wind. These were used at one time to determine the guilt or innocence of those accused of serious crimes. In English, such stones have been called rocking stones, or logan stones.
The Autovía A-32, also known as the Autovía de Levante is a highway in Spain.
The Autovía A-45 is an autovía in Andalusia, Spain, running from the Autovía A-4 at Córdoba to the Autovía A-7 at Málaga. It replaced much of the former N-331 road.
The AP-9 or Autoestrada do Atlántico is a toll motorway in Galicia, Spain. It starts in A Coruña and runs south past the cities of Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra and Vigo, before ending at the town of Tui, a few kilometres north of the Portuguese border at the Minho River.
The Autovía A-231 is a local autovía in the community of Castile and León, Spain. It is 157 km long and runs from the Autovía A-66 at León to the Autovía BU-30 at Burgos, where it connects with the Autovía A-62 and the Autovía A-1. It was built between 1998 and 2003, and runs parallel to the Way of St. James and the N-120 road.
The Autovía A-50 is an autovía in the community of Castile and León, Spain. It starts at the Autovía A-51 at Ávila and ends on the southern outskirts of Salamanca, close to the Autovía A-62 and the Autovía A-66, while running parallel to the N-501 road. It was built between 2006 and 2009.
Fernando de Andrade de las Mariñas, First Count of Andrade and Second of Vilalba, Lord of Pontedeume and Ferrol, was a Galician (Spanish) nobleman and important military commander during the Italian Wars. He defeated the French troops of Bérault Stuart d'Aubigny at the Battle of Seminara (1503) in the context of the Second Italian War.
Vilalba dels Arcs is a municipality in the comarca of Terra Alta in Catalonia, Spain.
The Tour of Galicia is an annual cycling race held in Galicia, Spain. It was first held in 1933 and was held a further five times between 1934 and 1984. The tour did not take place from the outbreak of the Spanish civil war in 1936, until the end of the second world war in 1945. In 1986, it became a regular annual race. The final professional edition of the race was held in 2000. In 2002, after a year's hiatus, the race returned to the calendar as an amateur race.
Vilalba Sasserra is a village in the comarca of Vallès Oriental in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 6 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi) and the population in 2014 was 706.
The Autovía CA-33 is an autovía in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. It runs south-east from the city of Cádiz to the nearby city of San Fernando, and from there to the Autovía A-4 and the Autovía A-48, for a distance of 13 km. Originally part of the N-IV road, it received the CA-33 designation in 2003.
Julio José Camba Chao is a Spanish footballer who plays for Viveiro CF as a central defender.
The European route E1 in Spain is a series of roads, part of the International E-road network running in two parts through the Southern European country. The first part runs completely through the Autonomous community of Galicia in Northwestern Spain. The E1 arrives from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland by a non-existent ferry route between Rosslare Harbour and Ferrol. From there it runs to the Portuguese border. After crossing Portugal all the way to the south, the E1 starts with the second Spanish part after crossing the border at the Guadiana river. The highway runs only through Andalusia until it ends at the city of Seville.
