Rairiz de Veiga

Municipality in Galicia, Spain
Coat of arms of Rairiz de Veiga
Coat of arms
Location in Galicia
Location in Galicia
42°05′N 7°50′W / 42.083°N 7.833°W / 42.083; -7.833Country SpainAutonomous community GaliciaProvince OurenseComarcaA LimiaGovernment
 • MayorJosefa Asunción Morgade Rúa (PP)Area • Total72.1 km2 (27.8 sq mi)Elevation
622 m (2,041 ft)Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total1,282 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Websitewww.rairizdeveiga.es/

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.

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. ^ "IGE. Táboas". www.ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  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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