O Vicedo
Encyclopedia
O Vicedo http://www.concellodovicedo.org/ is a municipality
located on the extreme northwestern coast of Galicia, Spain
, in the province of Lugo.
As Negradas
, Cabanas, Mosende, San Román do Vale, Santo Estevo do Vale (O Vicedo), Riobarba
, Suegos.
In the Middle Age the parishes that now compose all the municipality of O Vicedo belonged to different Lords, and were under their jurisdiction (As Negradas
, Galdo, Viveiro
, etc).
With the Constitution of 1812 the first municipalities were created. The territory that now occupies the municipality of O Vicedo was divided in to 3 municipalities: As Negradas
, Val, and Cabanas.
A new municipal division was defined in 1835 when the present territory of the municipality was distributed to the following councils: Galdo (O Vicedo, Negradas and Vale) and Viveiro (Suegos, Mosende, Riobarba
and Cabanas). This division lasted only 5 years and in 1840 the municipality of Riobarba appeared, reflected in the Government report on the Province of Lugo
which defined the present parishes. In 1952 the Civil Governor of Lugo moved the municipality capital to O Vicedo.
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located on the extreme northwestern coast of Galicia, Spain
Spain
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, in the province of Lugo.
Parishes
It is composed of the following "parroquias" or "freguesias" (parishes):As Negradas
San Miguel das Negradas
San Miguel das Negradas is one of the parishes of the municipality of O Vicedo in Galicia.San Miguel das Negradas is on the north-west coast of the province of Lugo, on the border with the municipality of Mañón in the province of A Coruña...
, Cabanas, Mosende, San Román do Vale, Santo Estevo do Vale (O Vicedo), Riobarba
Riobarba
San Paulo de Río Barba is a parish of the municipality of O Vicedo, Galicia, Spain.It is composed of the following places:* Abezan* A Cova* A Forqueta* a Insua* A Pardiñeira* A Sanga* As Mangas* Cortellas* Espido* Espigueiras* Golpeiras* Maladas...
, Suegos.
In the Middle Age the parishes that now compose all the municipality of O Vicedo belonged to different Lords, and were under their jurisdiction (As Negradas
San Miguel das Negradas
San Miguel das Negradas is one of the parishes of the municipality of O Vicedo in Galicia.San Miguel das Negradas is on the north-west coast of the province of Lugo, on the border with the municipality of Mañón in the province of A Coruña...
, Galdo, Viveiro
Viveiro
Viveiro is a town and municipality in the province of Lugo, in the northwestern Galician autonomous community of Spain. It borders on the Cantabric Sea, to the west of Xove and to the east of O Vicedo...
, etc).
With the Constitution of 1812 the first municipalities were created. The territory that now occupies the municipality of O Vicedo was divided in to 3 municipalities: As Negradas
San Miguel das Negradas
San Miguel das Negradas is one of the parishes of the municipality of O Vicedo in Galicia.San Miguel das Negradas is on the north-west coast of the province of Lugo, on the border with the municipality of Mañón in the province of A Coruña...
, Val, and Cabanas.
A new municipal division was defined in 1835 when the present territory of the municipality was distributed to the following councils: Galdo (O Vicedo, Negradas and Vale) and Viveiro (Suegos, Mosende, Riobarba
Riobarba
San Paulo de Río Barba is a parish of the municipality of O Vicedo, Galicia, Spain.It is composed of the following places:* Abezan* A Cova* A Forqueta* a Insua* A Pardiñeira* A Sanga* As Mangas* Cortellas* Espido* Espigueiras* Golpeiras* Maladas...
and Cabanas). This division lasted only 5 years and in 1840 the municipality of Riobarba appeared, reflected in the Government report on the Province of Lugo
Lugo
Lugo is a city in northwestern Spain, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It is the capital of the province of Lugo. The municipality had a population of 97,635 in 2010, which makes is the fourth most populated city in Galicia.-Population:...
which defined the present parishes. In 1952 the Civil Governor of Lugo moved the municipality capital to O Vicedo.
Government
O Vicedo achieved some national notoriety within Spain during the 1990s when a corruption scandal developed, involving the then mayor Isaac Prado Villapol and other councillors from the Partido Popular (PP)People's Party (Spain)
The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...
.