Rairiz_de_Veiga

Rairiz de Veiga

Rairiz de Veiga

Municipality in Galicia, Spain

Rairiz de Veiga is a municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of A Limia.

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First same-sex marriage in the Iberian Peninsula

A same-sex marriage between two men, Pedro Dias and Muño Vandilas, occurred on 16 April 1061 in Rairiz de Veiga. They were married by a priest at a small chapel. The historic documents about the church wedding were found at Monastery of San Salvador de Celanova.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "IGE. Táboas". www.ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  2. [2]
    Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. [3]
    M.J.A. "El primer matrimonio homosexual de Galicia se ofició en 1061 en Rairiz de Veiga". Retrieved 27 February 2011.
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