Towards a historical geography of Gerês / Xurés: the making of a cross-border region

  • Valerià Paül Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
  • Juan M. Trillo Santamaría Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20318/revhisto.2019.4746
Keywords: Historical geography, territory, boundary, crossborder región, Transboundary Protected Area (TBPA), Galicia/Portugal

Abstract

The Gerês/Xurés region is located in the central area of the Galician-North Portuguese borderlands. The territory encompasses two parks: a national park in Portugal, and a natural park in Galicia. In this article, a historical geography of the area, under the theoretical framework of cross-border region. The methods combine fieldwork (semi-structured interviews) and analysis of different sources: books, official documents, articles, web pages and archives.

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Published
2019-05-28
How to Cite
Paül, V., & Trillo Santamaría, J. M. (2019). Towards a historical geography of Gerês / Xurés: the making of a cross-border region. REVISTA DE HISTORIOGRAFÍA (RevHisto), (30), 119-155. https://doi.org/10.20318/revhisto.2019.4746
Issue
No. 30 (2019)
Section
Special issue

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