Lugo

Lugo (Lucus Augusti of the Romans), capital of a province in the north-west of Spain, is situated on the Minho, 72 miles by rail SE. of Corunna, and is still surrounded with old walls, high and thick, with towers. It has a cathedral built in 1129-77, and manufactures of linen and leather. It was celebrated as early as the time of the Romans for its warm sulphur baths. Pop. (1894) 19,701.—The province, a mountainous but agricultural region, drained by the Minho and its tributary the Sil, and rich in minerals that are but little extracted, has an area of 3787 sq. m., and a pop. (1887) 431,644.