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The founding of the monastery of Santa María de Saliceta

Salceda de Caselas, Vigo, Pontevedra

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The founding of the monastery of Santa María de Saliceta

Historical milestone · Salceda de Caselas, Vigo, Pontevedra

Image of Salceda de Caselas, not of the place itself.

Queen Aragonta González founded in 914, in Salceda de Caselas, a double monastery of monks and nuns, from which the concello took its name; it was the first focus of territorial organization in this stretch of the Louro valley.

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