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History
Ares
is located within"the ártabros", people of Celtic race that took
it and which left many traces, as well as other towns that it were
established, or she passed through, finding several hill forts in the
municipality. There are also remains of a Roman House and salted at the
height of the Seixo factory. Also said that the old paved road, who came
from Pontedeume by networks and continued to Mugardos, was a Roman
road.
The etymology of Ares is unknown but it could be Phoenician Ara Solis was a city of this town in Finistère. Pontevedra historian Benedict Vicetto claims to be a Greek and in Montefaro, mount on whose slopes is the village, had a temple to the Sun. In some excavations on grounds of the former convent of Montefaro tertiary years ago appeared a stone with a solar disk, which may corroborate what was stated by this writer. This stone is exposed in the Museum of the aforementioned Convent Garden. On the same mountain is a place called "Bailadora Pena" that indeed refers to Celtic megalithic monument. Ares was the name that the Greeks gave to their God of war Mars. However the historian Verea and Aguilar and nurtures GarcIa lean by Celtic ancestry AR or ARU is Celtic root and indicates God and with this name and derivatives founded numerous towns in the area occupied: Ares, Areosa, Arosa,... giving faith from what was stated. Ares has the coat of arms a castle, undoubtedly, referencing the numerous than guarnecIan territory: St. Maarten Padilla and Segaño in the rIa of Ferrol; Sta. Marine S.Fernando, Raso, which advocated the entry port in the estuary of Ares. Course could make reference to the tower that abounds in the coat of the Andrade family who, together with the Cabildo of Santiago, the seigneury in the territory served. The Villa was membership of the Council of the Church of Santiago who named it the time and other positions that then required every four years in the"trials of" account management. Modern have been added to the coat two cake on the battlements, bird that abounds in the estuary, as it can be seen in the new building Hall. Time prior to the Celtic Aboriginal breeds are unknown. This people have been in the abundant local topónimia Lexicon: Ijobre in San Vicente of Caamouco, Parish Council; Castro and Mayobre in Ares, Castro, cross of the Hill in the parish of Cervás and upon all them Lubre, the sacred place for this Celtic people. "By the above you see that the"castros"abound although neither retains a good due to ruthless systematic destruction underwent in search of imaginative treasures." The Romans also left his record as the bridge of the "Ciscada" reminds us and it is on the way that driving Ares Pontumio (Pontedeume). Also the toponymy tells us this presence: Coitelada, Agarrios, Outeiro, Tower, Vigo, Porto, Lake.... The Suebi also left mark on this Earth: Aten is a place in the parish of Cervás, indicating in German father. On the occasion of a lawsuit between the Gelmírez Archbishop and the Bishop of Mondoñedo D.Gonzalo on jurisdiction in Bezoucos, arziprestazgo comprising Ares, compromise that led signature witnessed Cervás Almóndiz, parish priest in the 12th century, no doubt mild descent. Of Arab shortly include here not remained and only did so in "raids". Historians tell us about a battle at Pontomio D. Fraguela and also in times of Alfonso II the chaste who fought two against Arabs in this region. Still subsists in the villa a place named "Alfolí", of Arab origin. The British also became these lands, as happens in 1.719 that landed on the beach of Chanteiro, parish of S.Pedro Cervás, in a display of fall later on Vigo anus. 1.804 And on the occasion of the encirclement of Ferrol British Squadron dominated the estuary reaching carenar their ships on the beach of the Raso. The French were twice in the Villa, 1.808 and 1,823 anus so that there is abundant testimony in the municipal archives. The Casa de Andrade. As such, exercised his lordship in the municipality and earned income of fruit called "Pan de Chanteiro" collected in Lubre, matrix parish in the village. The most powerful appointed family Fernán Pérez de Andrade or "Bo" was built in the parish of S. Pedro of Cervás, Chanteiro Ntra Hermitage place. Ms. de la Merced and the monastery of Santa Catalina tertiary Montefaro. For community support granted villa Mugardos and portazgo Pontedeume, bridge where had hospital for pilgrims and chapel where community should say mass in his honor. Also of importance Lubre, who was the Cabildo, and was even 1,720 parish, in its interior there are interesting Romanesque church sepulchral slabs of families who gave visibility to the Villa, as well as a primitive stone altar. Some historian says that it should not be given too old to this building because it is not known that in 1753 was re-built almost entirely by the Cabildo, because threatened threatening ruin and one of the teachers involved in reconstruction, sent by the Cabildo was Francisco de Monteagudo. Special mention deserves the Jewish colony that existed in the middle ages in Ares, arrived in Ares fleeing persecution of Isabella and settled in the 15th century in the neighborhood of O Porto, at the edge of the sea, to work in the trade of salt, the importance of this colony was so great that even had its own synagogue, which preserves a part of the star of David which today serves as a House lintel. The Marquis de Lozoya, and D. Ramón Menéndez Pidal cite this fact. In the municipal archives are names of characters Jews being actively involved in politics and culture of the people. We find the name of Mr. Manuel Castro and Almeida, Jews from Portugal and carrying in leasing the salt mines of the Villa. 1.665 Anus contained a request by Bernardo Tortora to send his son Antonio to study at the universities of Salamanca, Bologna and Rome. Also includes surnames Coello, Flores, Colonel, squid, Ferro, the latter of which were bankers Betanzos. 1.673 D. Manuel de Castro is salt in 5,000 ducats by Ares and 3,000 by the Pontedeume in lease. Since the mid-18th century arrived at Ares the Catalan "endorsers" which introduced new procedimeintos for the conservation of fish, which helped to give new impetus to the economy of the municipality, but this activity was losing importance at the same time that the municipality was losing population, looking for better conditions, headed to Ferrol, Cuba and other destinations. During the centuries XVIII and XIX mentioned in various writings vineyards of Ares. Then the household Curbeira, by 2 ferrados vineyard, already paid to the Cabildo of Santiago, in 1756, chicken by Forum. Wine tax were established allocations for implementation of the public schools in 1,844. The quality of these wines was superior to the of the of Betanzos, but currently there is no harvest in the mid-nineteenth century phylloxera destroyed the vineyards of the region and the vineyards were not renewed. The teaching was important in Ares where there was an important centre of gentlemen who sent their children to College. Thus we find that in 1,646 Leiro Alonso pays 25 ducats for the stay of a course at the University of Santiago of his son John. The first master of letters that we know is Chanteiro Alonso 1.675 than percibia 500 Reals per year. The student in Ares colony should be numerous because we found that in 1,656 there is a Festival in honour of San Roque with comedy and bullfight, and for years to come, at the initiative of the students children of this villa "." Modern and at the beginning of the century villa on the island of Cuba emigrants founded the "ALIANZA ARESANA of instruction" (1904), institution Dean in Galicia for education. Lived an era in which the return of emigrants who made fortune in America, began to build new homes in his hometown, known houses of nabob, to show the achievements abroad. Also built schools and cultural centres of great importance arquitéctonica and cultural, that gave access to his fellow citizens for a better future than that forced them to them into exile. The early 20th century census Ares consisted of a villa, a place, 47 villages and smaller groups that gather 4.488 inhabitants in fact and law 5.333. In 1909, the population is grouped in 1758 buildings. When the modern municipal coat of arms was created is deshecharon weapons of the Andrade and the ecclesiastical councils that señorearon on Ares, replace them with a castle, which refers to the defence of the beaches at the end of the 18th century. Also appear in the shield around marine crows about its battlements. Between the noble families of Ares we can mention the Vaamonde, which descends General Francisco Franco on the maternal line, whose coat of arms abounds in a house in the village. Also the Solloso, illustrious family of scribes and lamb's lettuce has his ancestral home in Lubre. D. Francisco Bermodez deserves special mention of Castro and Sangro, Mr the Piñeiro, beautiful country House today reconstructed, in San Vicente of Caamouco, that is dintinguió in the fight against the French in 1.808 and was commissioned by the Supreme Board of Galicia to London to seek the English government assistance for the match, sample of the high esteem that King James had him, is a tobacco gold and brilliant that it gave him. We will also mention to D. Antonio Cabaleiro, Caamouco natural and Intendant of incomes and "enlightened person" at the Court of first Bourbon. Also included among the illustrious sons of Ares brothers poets D. Juan and D. Francisco Trillo Figueroa, because they were born in the castle of S. Martín de Padilla, strong that advocated the entry of the Ferrol estuary in terms of Ares, where his father was Castilian. Mr. Juan is author of genealogies and D. Francisco epic poem about the epic of the Grand captain in Italy: "Neapolisea". THE LEGEND OF THE SIREN OF THE MIRANDAS "In Greek mythology, the sirens were conceived as fabulous beings with the bottom of the body of a bird, and the superior of a winged woman." Homer that sing Ulysses in his journey from Troy to Itaca thus described. But swimming by Ares seas siren was very different to the Greek. Like have saw throughout Europe since the middle ages, ours was a mermaid marine. To the waist, women, beauty and attractiveness as princesses tales. And hence to down was a fish with a pink and silver, which recalled the colour to a giant red mullet scales-filled queue. It was a mermaid restless and talkative, and gave him by chatting with gulls and sea Ravens, who you were with their incomprehensible shouts. Sometimes, played in the middle of a Bank of fish or with dolphins who visited the estuary. Then left alone and pensive, and was going to soak up the Sun by Perbes and Centroña beaches and the West of Ares. But always they had to dive into the sea when arrived people. He frequented the deserted Islands Mirandas, even that there also were fishermen to steal a little oil buoy and heat with the food. What frightened people? Not could it be a normal girl?. One day was surprised in a beach by a hidalgo of Galicia, which was completely in love. He married in secret with her and took her home. With the passage of time away from the sea, fell you the scales and skin tail and children was unable to have. Never felt alone the siren of the Mirandas. Tell that this is the origin of the lineage of the Mariño, whose arms about Blue waves. "In Caldas de Reis a relief shows the legend of the siren of the Mariño." |
