Meaus
Encyclopedia
Meaus is a village in the municipality of Baltar
, Ourense
, Galiza. The census for 2007 showed 38 inhabitants (19 men and 19 women). Until 1868 it formed with Santiago
and Rubiás
a de facto
independent state
called Couto Misto.
Baltar, Ourense
Baltar is an interior municipality in Ourense in the Galicia region of north-west Spain....
, Ourense
Ourense (province)
Ourense is a province of northwestern Spain, in the southeastern part of the Autonomous Community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Pontevedra in the west, Lugo in the north, León and Zamora in the east, and by Portugal in the south. With an area of 7,278 square km it is the only...
, Galiza. The census for 2007 showed 38 inhabitants (19 men and 19 women). Until 1868 it formed with Santiago
Santiago de Rubiás
Santiago de Rubiás is a village in the municipality of Calvos de Randín, Ourense, Galiza. The census for 2007 showed 65 inhabitants. Until 1868 it formed with Meaus and Rubiás a de facto independent state called Couto Misto, of which Santiago was the capital....
and Rubiás
Rubiás
Rubiás is a village in the municipality of Calvos de Randín, Ourense, Galiza. The census for 2007 showed 97 inhabitants . Until 1868 it formed with Santiago de Rubiás and Meaus a de facto independent state called Couto Misto....
a de facto
De facto
De facto is a Latin expression that means "concerning fact." In law, it often means "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, but not officially established." It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law, governance, or...
independent state
Sovereign state
A sovereign state, or simply, state, is a state with a defined territory on which it exercises internal and external sovereignty, a permanent population, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states. It is also normally understood to be a state which is neither...
called Couto Misto.