The literary origin of the name A Coruña
The current name of the city was born in 1208 to replace the name Faro, which in turn had replaced the ancient name Brigantium. The medieval institutionalization of the new name was an administrative act of King Afonso IX coinciding with the granting of a letter of settlement to residents of Faro mo...
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University of A Coruña
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Revista Galega de Filoloxía |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.udc.es/index.php/rgf/article/view/1873/1235 |