MONDOEDO

city, Lugo province, comunidad autnoma (autonomous community) of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It lies along the Masma River, 27 miles (43 km) north of Lugo, the provincial capital. Mondoedo occupies a sheltered valley among the northern outliers of the Cantabrian Mountains. The city has been an episcopal see since the 12th century. The principal building is the cathedral (begun c. 1220), a Romanesque and Gothic structure with a facade embellished in the Baroque style. The city has several other 17th-century religious structures. The chief industries of Mondoedo are lace making, linen weaving, and leather making. The city's St. Luke Horse Fair is an important regional fair. Mondoedo is connected by road with Oviedo and Lugo. Pop. (1981) 6,988.