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Xinzo is a town of services and an important stopping point on the main Vigo- Madrid highway. There are several small industries, including a glass factory, and many pig and dairy farms in the surrounding area. The drained lakebed of Antela, once Spain's largest freshwater lake until the 1950sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb., produces cornCorn economics Corn is a term that applies to any staple food grain—that is, a fruit of a plant in the Grass Family ( Poaceae). Originally, the term referred to the kernel of any grain; for instance, barleycorn''. In various English-speaking countries, th, hayAlternate meanings: Hay, New South Wales, Hay-on-Wye Hay is dried grass (and pasture flowers) used to feed domestic animals at places or times where there is not enough (fresh) grass. It is normally produced by cutting the pasture and let the mowing dry i, and especially potatoThe potato Solanum tuberosum is a perennial tuber of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, which is one of the most widely used vegetables in Europe and North and South America. There are thousands of varieties of potato in cultivation. The potato is unres. Xinzo is in fact one of Spain's largest producers of potatoes.
There is a legend connected to Xinzo. Several classical authors of antiquity reproduce the myth of the loss of memory connected to crossing the Límia River, referred by them as Lethes or Oblivionis . In 138 BCCenturies: 3rd century BC 2nd century BC 1st century BC Decades: 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC Years: 143 BC 142 BC 141 BC 140 BC 139 BC 138 BC 137 BC 136 BC 135 BC 134 BC 133 BC Events Zhang Qian be the RomanRoman or Romans has several meanings, primarily related to the Roman citizens but also applicable to typography math and a commune''. Roman The noun Roman means a citizen of Rome. The adjective Roman means pertaining or related to Rome. The name Romans in chieftain Décimo Junio Bruto put an end to the story told by the Galicians when, on crossing the river, he began to call each one of his legionnaires by their names from the opposite bank. Seeing the Límia today it is difficult to imagine this tiny river provoking such a fear.
Xinzo has few monuments but is famous for hosting one of Galicia's most typical carnivalSee also Carnival Cruise Lines. Wolfach, Germany A carnival parade is a public celebration, combining some elements of a circus and public street party, generally during the Carnival Season. The Carnival Season is a holiday period during the two weeks befs. The characteristic figure is the pantalla , dressed as a devil, who runs through the streets hitting those who are not masked with sticks of swollen pig stomach.