Abstract
Using epigraphic testimonies and unpublished documents, we can establish that the chapel of the family Neira de Luaces was founded in the first quarter of the 16th Century, being sponsored by Juan Outeiro, ancient alderman of Santiago de Compostela. This chapel is in the church of Santa Maria do Camino, a building directly linked with the pilgrimages tradition, situated near of the old door of the French Way. We try to describe the historical evolution of this chapel till today, making a bibliographical review and a historiographical synthesis, where are combined material evidences and textual testimonies. We are also publishing new information about its artistic configuration that acquires a new dimension and a new meaning, being understood in the context of the family pantheon.
Highlights
Using epigraphic testimonies and unpublished documents, we can establish that the chapel of the family Neira de Luaces was founded in the first quarter of the 16th Century, being sponsored by Juan Outeiro, ancient alderman of Santiago de Compostela
This chapel is in the church of Santa María do Camiño, a building directly linked with the pilgrimages tradition, situated near of the old door of the French Way
El personaje que representa la estatua orante de esta capilla de Santa María, pertenece -por su indumentaria castrense- al estamento militar; por esto y por la época en que puede inscribirse la escultura desde un punto de vista estilístico, dicho personaje podría ser Gonzálo de Neira y Luaces Bermúdez de Castro, hijo de don Juan de Luaces de Neira y de María de Mendoza y Bermúdez de Castro y nieto de Gonzálo el Mozo y María de Neira, quien a la muerte de su padre acaecida en el año 1608, heredó el señorío de Oca. Este personaje fue -como sus antecesores- regidor de Santiago y además ostentó el cargo de capitán de infantería
Summary
Using epigraphic testimonies and unpublished documents, we can establish that the chapel of the family Neira de Luaces was founded in the first quarter of the 16th Century, being sponsored by Juan Outeiro, ancient alderman of Santiago de Compostela.
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