{"id":14718,"date":"2025-01-28T10:40:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T09:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/?p=14718"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:21:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:21:31","slug":"the-elusive-gargoyles-of-the-meiras-towers-in-a-coruna-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/en\/the-elusive-gargoyles-of-the-meiras-towers-in-a-coruna-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"The Elusive Gargoyles of the Meir\u00e1s Towers in A Coru\u00f1a, Spain"},"content":{"rendered":" \r\n

Today we are going to discover a number of unique and little-known gargoyles<\/strong>. We are referring, no less, to the gargoyles located in the Torres de Meir\u00e1s<\/strong>, a magnificent construction also known as Pazo de Meir\u00e1s, in Sada, a town in the province of A Coru\u00f1a (Spain)<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n

The great writer Emilia Pardo Baz\u00e1n, who lived there for long periods of time, had the towers built between 1894 and 1910.<\/p>\r\n

In 1938, the authorities of A Coru\u00f1a decided to donate the pazo (traditional Galician manor house) to Franco and, in 1941, it was handed over to him as Head of State, and he made it his summer residence. On his death, it was inherited by his family. In 2020, a court ruling declared the personal donation to Franco and his family to be legally invalid and ruled that the pazo is State property.<\/p>\r\n

The gargoyles of this stately residence are framed within the medieval aesthetic, with reliefs and decoration with a literary, fantastic and even romantic touch, revealing the tastes and personality of such a distinguished writer.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n\n\t\t