Castle Lupario

Ruined castle in Galicia, Spain

The Castle Lupario, also known as the Castle Beca, is a Gallaeci castro located between the towns of Bastavales [es], (Brión) and Ribasar [es] (Rois).

Background

The site was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in December 2009.^[1] It is easily accessible and remains of the walls can be seen. This caste complex was perhaps the capital of the Amaci [es] (Astures) and came to achieve great importance. A parish church, Santo Antonini de Castro, existed on the site until the also existed here until the beginning of the 17th century.^{[citation needed]}

The Liber Sancti Jacobi places Queen Lupa's residence at this castle.^[2]

Gallery

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  Map of the legend of the translation of relics in Historia del Apostol de Iesus Christo Sanctiago Zebedeo (1610), by Mauro Castellá Ferrer, in which the Castle Lupario appears.^[3]

See also

• Castro
• Castros in Galicia
• Iron Age Europe
• Castro culture

References

1. "Patrimonio vai declarar vinte castros ben de interesecultural". Retrieved 5 October 2010.
2. Jacobus de Voragine. Golden Legend: St. James the Greater. Golden Legend.
3. Castellá Ferrer, Mauro (1610). Historia del Apostol de Iesus Christo Sanctiago Zebedeo. pp. 117, 130.

External links

• Polémica no Castro Lupario
• Anderson, Megan (17 November 2023). "Visit Castro Lupario the Mythical Fortress of Queen Lupa". Packing up the Pieces. Retrieved 6 June 2024.