Virgin of Guadalupe of Rianxo Curiosity · Rianxo, Barbanza, A Coruña The image of the town's patron saint, the most popular black virgin in Galicia, made in 1773 in papier mâché as a replica of the Extremaduran original; every September it sails in a maritime procession across the ría de Arousa. Photo: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga Commons)(Lmbuga Galipedia) (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Rianxo