Arco de Mazarelos - Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, España
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N 42° 52.682 W 008° 32.540
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The Mazarelos Arch, also known as Puerta de Mazarelos, is one of the gates that gave access to the city of Santiago de Compostela in the Middle and Modern Ages, when the city was defended by a wall.
Waymark Code: WM1961X
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 12/03/2023
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ES: En la plaza en la muralla de esta puerta podemos leer:
"Único resto que se conserva del antiguo recinto amurallado medieval. Por esta puerta entraban en la ciudad los vinos del Ulla y del Ribeiro, así como los peregrinos que recorrían la Vía de la Plata"
EN: "In the square on the wall of this gate we can read:
"The only remaining remnant of the old medieval walled enclosure. The wines from the Ulla and Ribeiro rivers used to enter the city through this gate, as well as the pilgrims who travelled along the Vía de la Plata"."
Source: plaque
supplementary information:
EN: "Almansur´s military expedition against Santiago in the year 997 led Bishop Cresconio (1037-1066) to rebuild the defence system created by Sisnando II (+ 968). Around the second defensive ring (deep moats and palisades) that surrounded the town (the first protected the locus Sancti Iacobi), he built another rampart with square towers and an interior walkway. In the 16th and 17th centuries, major repair and modification work was carried out on the defensive system. The Mazarelos Arch would have been one of the gateways that led into the city. There were also six other entry points of which only their names remain: Porta da Pena, Porta do Camiño (entrance from the French Way), Porta da Mámoa, Porta Faxeira, Porta da Trinidade or de A Mahía, and Porta de Sofrades. The stilted semi-circular arch has a building adjoining the south side, which conserves the foundations of the watch tower that flanked the gateway. Both structures are built in granite masonry."
Group that erected the marker: Santiago turismo
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Rúa de Mazarelos, 11
Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia España
15703
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