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Demolition of the dean's castle

Historical milestone · A Pobra do Caramiñal, Barbanza, A Coruña

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The irmandiños pulled down the fortress from which the dean of Compostela governed the town; the spot it occupied gave its name to the parish of O Castelo, and that same year, 1467, the tower of Xunqueiras was also stormed.

1467

Photo: JCNazza (CC BY 3.0)

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