The Rosalía de Castro House-Museum Monument · Padrón, Sar, A Coruña The Casa da Matanza, in Iria Flavia, was the home of the writer and of Manuel Murguía from 1883 until her death in 1885. It opened as a house-museum in 1971 and has been a Monumento Histórico-Artístico (a former heritage-protection category, predecessor of the Bien de Interés Cultural) since 30 August 1974. It is preserved and managed by the Fundación Rosalía de Castro, established in 1947, which restored the house and gathered in it furniture, belongings and personal keepsakes of the writer. Photo: Iago Pillado (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Padrón