Rozavales
Galician
Walls of the fortress of Salvaterra
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Roncevallis, whence Spanish Roncesvalles, because of these places being possessions of the abbey of Roncesvalles.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roθaˈβale̝s/
Proper noun
Rozavales m
- A parish of Monforte de Lemos, Lugo, Galicia.
- A village in San Martiño de Manzaneda, Manzaneda, Ourense, Galicia.
References
- "Rozavales" in Aquén, Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
- Navaza, Gonzalo (2017), “A intervenção régia na toponímia galega medieval. Os nomes de Afonso IX (1188-1230) / The royal intervention in the Galician medieval toponymy. The names of Alfonso IX (1188-1230)”, in Guavira Letras, issue 25, retrieved 9 May 2018, pages 74-76.