These were the golden centuries, during the early Middle Ages; in the Kingdom of Galicia agricultural activities increased, trade became more generalised and art flourished in the 12th century.

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Pórtico de la Catedral de Ourense
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Santiago would be the first place in Europe where polyphonic singing was heard.

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Details of Pazo de Xelmírez(Santiago de Compostela)
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The Middle Ages was also an era of great collective creation in Galicia, with the use of the Galician language, a Romance language, daughter of Latin, sister of Portuguese, that achieved literary maturity in the 13th century.

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O Foral do Bo Burgo de Castro Caldelas
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Kings, nobles and troubadours of all kinds sang of love in the lands of Galicia and Portugal.

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Songs of Santa María de Afonso X o Sabio
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The Medieval Galician songs constitute one of the treasures of Europe's cultural heritage.

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