Couto Mixto is a
SpanishSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
territory with three villages (Santiago and Rubiás now in the municipality of
Calvos de RandínCalvos de Randím is a municipality in Ourense in the Galicia region of the north-west Iberian Peninsula. It is located to the very south of the province....
, and Meaus in the municipality of
BaltarBaltar is an interior municipality in Ourense in the Galicia region of north-west Spain....
), located in
OurenseOurense 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...
, Galicia, by the border with
PortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east...
.
This land was neither Portuguese nor Spanish for centuries, until the
Treaty of Lisbon (1864)Treaty of Lisbon is a treaty on boundaries between Spain and Portugal from the mouth of the Minho River to the junction of the Caia River with the Guadiana River. Signed at Lisbon on 29 September 1864....
that gave the sovereignty to Spain. But before that, the people living there had several privileges, such as not being obliged to go into the army (Portuguese or Spanish) or not needing a licence to carry weapons.
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Couto Mixto is a
SpanishSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
territory with three villages (Santiago and Rubiás now in the municipality of
Calvos de RandínCalvos de Randím is a municipality in Ourense in the Galicia region of the north-west Iberian Peninsula. It is located to the very south of the province....
, and Meaus in the municipality of
BaltarBaltar is an interior municipality in Ourense in the Galicia region of north-west Spain....
), located in
OurenseOurense 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...
, Galicia, by the border with
PortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east...
.
This land was neither Portuguese nor Spanish for centuries, until the
Treaty of Lisbon (1864)Treaty of Lisbon is a treaty on boundaries between Spain and Portugal from the mouth of the Minho River to the junction of the Caia River with the Guadiana River. Signed at Lisbon on 29 September 1864....
that gave the sovereignty to Spain. But before that, the people living there had several privileges, such as not being obliged to go into the army (Portuguese or Spanish) or not needing a licence to carry weapons. It was in fact an independent territory. Nowadays some cultural initiatives try to remember those days and traditions.
The privileges of Couto Mixto
- Nationality
- Taxes
- Military service
- Right to bear arms
- Official stamps
- Self-government
- Right of asylum
- Fairs and markets
- Road right-of-way
- Crops
Books
- García Mañá, Luís Manuel (2005). Couto Mixto. Unha república esquecida. Vigo: Edicións Xerais de Galicia. ISBN 84-9782-325-7.
- Modesto Brandón, Delfín (1907). Interesante Historieta del Couto Mixto. Coruña.
News
La 'república independiente' del Couto - El País
Os novos xuíces honorarios darán pulo ás tradicións culturais do Couto Mixto - La Voz de Galicia
Un Couto de cultura - Culturagalega.org
External links
Asociación de Veciños do Couto Mixto Los Privilegios del Coto Mixto