A Estrada and Rianxo sign the twinning agreement on October 19

The Plenary of the City Council of A Estrada unanimously approved, in a session on September 3, 2026, the twinning with the City Council of Rianxo (A Coruña), with the objective of strengthening the cultural, historical, and social ties between both localities. The agreement, processed under file 4229/2026, was published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Pontevedra (BOPPO) number 172, on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, for public knowledge.

The plenary decision responds to the procedure provided for in the Municipal Regulation of Honors and Distinctions of the City Council of A Estrada, approved in the plenary session of May 7, 2026, and published in the BOP no. 88, on May 12, 2026. The file included the justificatory report from the delegated councilwoman for Culture, Lucía Seoane Rosende, dated August 13, 2026, and the favorable opinion of the Informative Commission for Culture and Sports, adopted on August 19, 2026.

A protocol in honor of Virxinia Pereira and Castelao

The agreement establishes that both councils will jointly formulate a twinning protocol, which will be signed in an institutional act on October 19, 2026. The chosen date coincides with the anniversary of the birth of Virxinia Pereira and her marriage to Castelao, a central figure of Galician culture, which reinforces the symbolic and cultural nature of the bond between the two localities.

The plenary text emphasizes that the twinning seeks to promote joint initiatives that favor mutual understanding and the development of projects of common interest. The resolution also provides for the agreement to be forwarded to the City Council of Rianxo to institutionally formalize the bond.

Processing and publication

The file followed the complete administrative itinerary before reaching the Plenary:

• Justificatory report signed by Lucía Seoane Rosende on August 13, 2026.
• Mayoral order and Secretariat report, both from August 14, 2026.
• Resolution proposal PR/2026/1522, issued by the Mayor-Presidency on August 14, 2026.
• Favorable opinion from the Informative Commission for Culture and Sports, dated August 19, 2026.
• Plenary agreement adopted unanimously on September 3, 2026.

The document bears the secure verification code EC7IO06SGP5AOTWR, available on the electronic headquarters of the Deputación de Pontevedra.

Relevance for the citizenry

The twinning between A Estrada and Rianxo consolidates a cultural bridge between the province of Pontevedra and that of A Coruña, uniting two localities with a strong Galicianist tradition. For the residents, the agreement opens the door to joint projects of a cultural, historical, and social nature, and places the memory of Castelao and Virxinia Pereira as the axis of an institutional collaboration that will materialize this coming October 19.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Pontevedra (BOPPO), no. 172, September 8, 2026, Local Administration section, corresponding page (official reference: file 4229/2026, document 2026066384).