Rianxo is a port town in Galicia, Spain

Spain

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, in the Province of A Coruña

A Coruña (province)

The province of A Coruña is the most North-western Atlantic-facing province of Spain, and one of the four provinces which constitute the autonomous community of Galicia...

. It has a population of a little over 11,000 and its two main industries are fishing and tourism. The town's yearly celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Our Lady of Guadalupe

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 is popular with tourists. Rianxo was the birthplace of several influential Spanish writers, including Paio Gómez Chariño, Manuel Antonio

Manuel António

Manuel António Leitão da Silva , commonly known as Manuel António, is a former Portuguese footballer...

, Alfonso R. Castelao

Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao

Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao , most commonly known as simply Castelao, was a Galician writer in Galician language and one of the main symbols of Galician nationalism...

 and Rafael Dieste.

External links

• http://portelo.rianxo.com/ web page of the municipality of Rianxo