Muxía | |
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 Muxía town hall | |
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 Location ofMuxía withinGalicia | |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 4,326 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Muxía (Galician pronunciation:[muˈʃi.ɐ];Spanish:Mugía[muˈxi.a]) is a coastal town and municipality in theprovince of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to thecomarca ofFisterra.
There was aserious oil spill involving theoil tankerPrestige along the Muxía part of the coast in November 2002, leaking about 70,000 gallons of oil into the Atlantic Ocean.[citation needed]
In the 5th century and 6th century,Galicia was part of theGermanicSuevi kingdom. TheMoors replaced the Germanic rulers, who were displaced in the 8th or 9th century by the king ofAsturias.
The monastery near Muxía was named "Mosteiro de Moraime" to honor the saint, San Xiao de Moraime, and was established in the early 12th century. Not long after, in 1105, it was attacked and destroyed byNorman pirates, and later bySaxons. Alfonso Raimúndez, the future King andEmperorAlfonso VII of León and Castile, had lived in the area when he was younger and was educated by Pedro Froilaz de Traba.[2]
Christians built ahermitage on this location at first, and later the church in the 17th century. On December 25, 2013, the Santuario da Virxe da Barca was destroyed by a fire caused by lightning.[3]
Muxía was purchased by King Carlos ofCastile (the Holy Roman EmperorCharles V) in the 16th century.[citation needed]
Muxía was destroyed in the 19th century byNapoleon's forces.[citation needed]
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List of municipalities in A Coruña
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