Betanzos

Betanzos is a town in the Spanish autonomous region of Galicia belonging province of A Coruña. The city is located about 25 kilometers from the provincial capital of A Coruña. It is located on a hill near the mouth of the river Mandeo into the Atlantic.

History

Although early, simple settlements are known in this place, the city of Betanzos Flavian Brigantium is first under the name at the time of the Roman Empire, more specifically under the reign of Marcus Antonius, documented.

After that is a long time not known until 1219, when the population of the old town moved to its present location, which is about the ancient Celtic fortress of Untia.

1465 Henry IV of Castile gave the city rights. Years later determined the Catholic kings that Betanzos should be the capital of the province. During this period, the city experienced its greatest growth. Nevertheless, show more frequent fires and bad harvests to the increasing decay, which was further enhanced in 1834, when Javier de Burgos integrated the old province of Betanzos in the province of A Coruña in the wake of the new administrative division.

After the town was revived by the construction of the railway, it is today an important place for tourism, the economy and the administration. Since 1970, the Old Town is recognized as a combination of history and art.

Attractions

As the capital of Galician Gothic Betanzos houses one of the best preserved old towns in Galicia. It protrude the churches of San Francisco, Santiago and Santa Maria from the 15th century out that were built on the orders of Fernán Pérez de Andrade, also the palaces of Bendaña, Lanzós and Taboada, the city tower from the 16th century, known as the Clock Tower, and the city walls with three preserved gates.

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