Gondomar, Pontevedra
Encyclopedia
Gondomar is a municipality in Galicia, Spain
in the province of Pontevedra
. Home of Don Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar
, one of the most renowned diplomats of Spanish imperial times, the main instigator of the "Spanish Match
" that would have joined Charles I of England
and the Infanta Maria Anna in marriage.
File:Igrexa de Santa Baia de Donas, Gondomar.jpg|Santa Baia, Donas, Gondomar.
File:San Vicente de Mañufe, igrexa e cruz de pedra.JPG|San Vicente, Mañufe, Gondomar.
File:Iglesia de San Miguel de Peitieiros - Gondomar (Pontevedra).jpg|Saint Michael's church, Peitieiros, Gondomar.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
in the province of Pontevedra
Pontevedra (province)
Pontevedra is a province of Spain along the country's Atlantic coast in southwestern Europe. The province forms the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Galicia...
. Home of Don Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar
Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar
Don Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, Count of Gondomar , was a Galician diplomat, the Spanish ambassador to England in 1613 to 1622 and afterwards, as a kind of ambassador emeritus, as Spain's leading expert on English affairs until his death...
, one of the most renowned diplomats of Spanish imperial times, the main instigator of the "Spanish Match
Spanish Match
The Spanish Match was a proposed marriage between Prince Charles, the son of King James I of England, and Infanta Maria Anna of Spain, the daughter of Philip III of Spain...
" that would have joined Charles I of England
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
and the Infanta Maria Anna in marriage.
Gallery
File:Igrexa de Santa Baia de Donas, Gondomar.jpg|Santa Baia, Donas, Gondomar.
File:San Vicente de Mañufe, igrexa e cruz de pedra.JPG|San Vicente, Mañufe, Gondomar.
File:Iglesia de San Miguel de Peitieiros - Gondomar (Pontevedra).jpg|Saint Michael's church, Peitieiros, Gondomar.