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put an end to the myth told by the Galicians when, on crossing the river, he began to call each one of his legionnaires by their names from the opposite bank. That historical fact has been now represented in an historical party called
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There is a legend connected to Xinzo. Several classical authors of antiquity reproduce the myth of the loss of memory connected to crossing the Límia River, referred by them as Lethes or Oblivionis (compare the river
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finds a male relative or neighbour of Xinzo de Limia not dressed with carnival clothes, they will take him into a bar, to pay the fee for not been dressed properly, which is a glass of wine.
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Xinzo has few monuments but is famous for hosting one of Galicia's most typical
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in the surrounding area. The drained lakebed of Antela, once Spain's largest
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Xinzo is a town of services and an important stopping point on the main
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highway. There are several small industries, including a
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42°03′39″N 7°43′24″W / 42.06083°N 7.72333°W / 42.06083; -7.72333
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