Castle Lupario

Castle Lupario
Castro Lupario
Bastavales, Brión, A Coruña in Spain
Ruins of Castle Lupario
Location
Coordinates42°48′48″N 8°37′54″W / 42.813333°N 8.631667°W / 42.813333; -8.631667

The Castle Lupario, also known as the Castle Beca, is a Gallaeci castro located between the towns of Bastavales, (Brión) and Ribasar (Rois).

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]

  • 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Patrimonio vai declarar vinte castros ben de interesecultural". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  2. ^ Jacobus de Voragine. Golden Legend: St. James the Greater. Golden Legend.
  3. ^ Castellá Ferrer, Mauro (1610). Historia del Apostol de Iesus Christo Sanctiago Zebedeo. pp. 117, 130.
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