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It belongs to the comarca of Fisterra. It is one of the final destinations for pilgrims on the Way of St. James after visiting the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great in Santiago de Compostela.[2]  Mux\u00eda is known for its beaches. It has an active fishing industry.Mux\u00eda is part of the ‘Costa da Morte’ or ‘Costa de la Muerte’ (i.e., the “Coast of Death”). The Costa Da Morte was given this name because of the large number of shipwrecks along its rocky shore. The Costa Da Morte is one of the three regions of the Costa del Marisco, or “The Seafood Coast.”Mux\u00eda is 3 kilometers from a famous Benedictine monastery that is now used as a church, the Church of San Xuli\u00e1n de Moraime. The name of the town, “Mux\u00eda”, refers to the monks who established this monastery. Another famous church in the area is the Santuario da Virxe da Barca which stands on a rocky ridge above the surf.  Pedra d’Abalar (rocker stone) in front of Nosa Se\u00f1ora da Barca church in Mux\u00edaThere are several locations along the Costa da Morte that have a “pedra de abalar”, (i.e., an “oscillating stone”), or rocking stone. One of these is in Mux\u00eda, the “Pedra da Barca”. These are large stones that are balanced on a point, so that they can be moved back and forth easily, or even wiggle in response to the wind. These were used at one time to determine the guilt or innocence of those accused of serious crimes.There was a serious oil spill involving the oil tanker “Prestige” along the Mux\u00eda part of the coast in November, 2002, leaking about 70,000 gallons of oil into the Atlantic.Table of ContentsHistory[edit]Demography[edit]Gallery[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]History[edit]In the 5th century and 6th century, Galicia was part of the Germanic Suevi kingdom. The Moors replaced the Germanic rulers, who were displaced in the 8th or 9th century by the king of Asturias.The monastery near Mux\u00eda was named “Mosteiro de Moraime” to honor the saint, San Xiao de Moraime, and was established in the early 12th century. Not long after, in 1105, it was attacked and destroyed by Norman pirates, and later by Saxons. Alfonso Raim\u00fandez, the future King and Emperor Alfonso VII of Le\u00f3n and Castile, had lived in the area when he was younger and was educated by Pedro Froilaz de Traba.[3] Although he was only 14 at the time, Alfonso restored the monastery with a donation in 1119.The nearby church dedicated to “Nosa Senora da Barca”, the “Santuario da Virxe da Barca” was originally a pre-Christian Celtic shrine and sacred spot. This part of Spain was resistant to conversion to Christianity, and was only converted in the 12th century[citation needed]. The Christians built a hermitage on this location at first, and later the present church in the 17th century. On December 25, 2013, the Santuario da Virxe da Barca was destroyed by a fire caused by lightning.[4]Legend has it that St. James the Greater was trying to Christianize the local inhabitants and was having no luck and was discouraged. The Virgin Mary appeared to St. James to comfort him. The Celtic stones near the church are now said to be remains of the Virgin Mary’s stone boat.Mux\u00eda was purchased by King Carlos of Castile (the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V) in the 16th century so he could have a more convenient port, and thus improve his kingdom’s commerce and connections with England, where his cousin was Mary I.Mux\u00eda was destroyed in the 19th century by Napoleon\u00b4s forces.Demography[edit]Gallery[edit]Castelo Island, Touri\u00f1\u00e1nSculpture “A Ferida” (The Wound) by Alberto Ba\u00f1uelosSan Xuli\u00e1n de Moraime, Mux\u00eda“A Ferida” by Alberto Ba\u00f1uelos is a sculpture that symbolizes the wound that has been done to the sea by the spilling of 66,000 tons of oil when the Prestige tanker broke apart off the coast of Muxia on November 13, 2002. The sculpture is 11 meters high, and weights over 400 tons.References[edit]External links[edit]Coordinates: 43\u00b06\u203217\u2033N 9\u00b013\u20325\u2033W\ufeff \/ \ufeff43.10472\u00b0N 9.21806\u00b0W\ufeff \/ 43.10472; -9.21806"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/muxia-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Mux\u00eda – Wikipedia"}}]}]