La Plaza de Maria Pita in A Coruna, Galicia
By Osear Santiago Boo
Q: What is your favorite historical Galician character?
A: Maria Pita
Q: Why do you like her?
A: Because she is very important for the Galician culture and she was a heroine of the defense against the English army in 1589.
Q: When was she born?
A: She was born in 1565 in Santiago de Sigras
Q: What was her job?
A: She was a merchant.
By Antia Fresco Area
Q: What is your favorite Galician legend? Can you tell it to me?
A: My favorite Galician legend is Maria Pita. She was a woman of the years 1800, she lived in A Coruña and made the Navy win a battle there.
Q: Who told you that legend?
A: My grandparents told me.
Q: How do you feel listening to that legend?
A: I feel very proud of her.
Q: How many other Galician legends do you know? Which ones?
A: I know three legends: Maria Pita, Santiago de Compostela, and Santa Campaña