San Martiño

San Martiño is the name of two islands off the Galician coast of Spain. It means Saint Martin in Galician.

Island of San Martiño (As Negradas)

Small island off the North coast of Galicia, at the mouth of the Sor river and the beginning of Ría (estuary) of O Barqueiro.

It is formed from a meander of the Sor river.

The island belongs to the parish of As Negradas, municipality of O Vicedo.

History

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The island had a celtic settlement (Castro) on the hill in the middle of the island. This settlement is called "Cova dos Mouros" by the local people.

During the Middle Ages there was a Benedictine convent that lasted until the 15th century, Maria Vizoso being its last prioress.

It was a fertile, well-cultivated soil. Nowadays it is the island with the most forest mass (eucalyptus) in all of Europe.

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Island of San Martiño (Cies)

This is one of the Islands of the Cies Archipelago.