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Medieval Burial Site of Betanzos: the Tomb of Galician Noble Fernán Pérez De Andrade with Bear and Wild Boar

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In the historic centre of Betanzos, the church of San Francisco keeps a tomb that looks like it was taken from a medieval bestiary: a Galician nobleman sleeps eternally on the figures of a bear and a wild boar, surrounded by seven dogs and four angels. It is the tomb of Fernán Pérez de Andrade, one of the most powerful feudal lords of Galicia of the 14th century, and an exceptional testimony of Galician funeral sculpture that still surprises nat…
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In the historic centre of Betanzos, the church of San Francisco keeps a tomb that looks like it was taken from a medieval bestiary: a Galician nobleman sleeps eternally on the figures of a bear and a wild boar, surrounded by seven dogs and four angels. It is the tomb of Fernán Pérez de Andrade, one of the most powerful feudal lords of Galicia of the 14th century, and an exceptional testimony of Galician funeral sculpture that still surprises nat…

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Moncloa broke the news on Sunday, June 28, 2026.
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