Britonia
Sign in to saveBritonia (which became Bretoña in Galician and Spanish) is the name of a Romano-British settlement on the northern coast of the Iberian peninsula at the time of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain. The area is roughly that of the northern parts of the modern provinces of A Coruña and Lugo in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.
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Vinony's link graph records 280 inbound references to Britonia, and connects out to Breton nationalism, Ancient Celts and Welsh people.
It sits within the topics 6th century in Hispania, British diaspora in Europe and Celtic Britons.
Vinony links it to 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- abandoned village
- Country
- Kingdom of the Suebi
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Ecclesiastical history
- Resident Bishops of Bretoña
- Titular see
- Language
- See also
- References
- External links
Britonia (which became Bretoña in Galician and Spanish) is the name of a Romano-British settlement on the northern coast of the Iberian peninsula at the time of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain. The area is roughly that of the northern parts of the modern provinces of A Coruña and Lugo in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.
thumb|right|290px|Map of Briton settlements in the 6th-century.
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