Portuguese folklore

legendary figure of Portuguese folklore

thumb|Duendecitos by Francisco Goya, 1799 thumb|Model of a duende

Portuguese everyman character

legendary Portuguese independence fighter

According to Portuguese, Galician, and Asturian mythology, the Mouros or Moiros are a race of supernatural beings which have inhabited the lands of Galicia, Asturias and Portugal since the beginning of time.

figure of Portuguese and Galician legend