Castle Lupario
Ruined castle in Galicia, Spain
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Background
The site was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in December 2009.[1] It is easily accessible and remains of the walls can be seen. This caste complex was perhaps the capital of the Amaci (Astures) and came to achieve great importance. A parish church, Santo Antonini de Castro, existed on the site until the also existed here until the beginning of the 17th century.[citation needed]
The Liber Sancti Jacobi places Queen Lupa's residence at this castle.[2]
Gallery
- Map of the legend of the translation of relics in Historia del Apostol de Iesus Christo Sanctiago Zebedeo (1610), by Mauro Castellá Ferrer, in which the Castle Lupario appears.[3]
