Event · 19th century
Ecclesiastical confiscations of Mendizábal
Historical event · 1835 · Galicia
- Date
- 1835
- Period
- 19th century
- Place
- Galicia
Process of confiscation of church property and suppression of monasteries driven by Mendizábal's government between 1835 and 1837. In Galicia, monasteries such as Melón, Monfero, San Salvador de Lérez and A Franqueira ceased to have a religious community in 1835.