Padrón

Historia

Padrón is a concello in the Province of A Coruña, in Galicia within the comarca of O Sar. It covers an area of 48.4 km², is 95 km from A Coruña and 23km from Santiago de Compostela., had a population of 8968 according to the INE. http://www.chinci.com/travel/pax/p/3114641/Padrones/ES/Spain/0/#Padrón is divided into five parishes: Carcacía Cruces Herbón Iria Flavia PadrónHistory and etymologyIria Flavia was a Celtic settlement, capital the Capori, located in the confluence of rivers Sar and Ulla, and on the crossroads to Braga (Portugal) and Astorga (León). It became Iria Flavia under Titus Flavius Vespasianus, and it was the Episcopal See during the Middle Ages until Alfonso II of Asturias moved it to Compostela after the foundation of Santiago's sepulcher.