Rairiz de Veiga
Rairiz de Veiga | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in Galicia | |
Rairiz de Veiga Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°05′N 7°50′W / 42.083°N 7.833°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Galicia |
| Province | Ourense |
| Comarca | A Limia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josefa Asunción Morgade Rúa (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 72.1 km2 (27.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 622 m (2,041 ft) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,282 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.rairizdeveiga.es/ |
Rairiz de Veiga is a municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of A Limia.
First same-sex marriage in the Iberian Peninsula
A same-sex marriage between two men, Pedro Dias and Muño Vandilas, occurred on 16 April 1061 in Rairiz de Veiga. They were married by a priest at a small chapel. The historic documents about the church wedding were found at Monastery of San Salvador de Celanova.[3]
References
- ^ "IGE. Táboas". www.ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ M.J.A. (27 February 2011). "El primer matrimonio homosexual de Galicia se ofició en 1061 en Rairiz de Veiga". Retrieved 27 February 2011.