Escuadro (Pontevedra, Spain)

Escuadro, is a rural parish in the Municipality of Silleda in Pontevedra, Spain. Escuadro is one of Silleda's largest, and its third most populated parish. In 2021 it had a population of 380 inhabitants. Escuadro, as most rural parishes in Galicia, is losing population to urban centers. The parish relies mostly on its milk and agricultural production. Escuadro is located in the Silver Way of the Camino de Santiago.

History
The oldest references to Escuadro date back to 1096, when Alfonso, Abbot of the Monastery of San Lourenzo de Carboeiro, gave to Raymond of Burgundy, Count of Galicia, and his wife, Urraca of León and Castile, property in the parish. The next mention occurs in 1262, when Martin Petri, priest of the parish, appears as witness in the will of Teresa Yánez, a local resident.

Patrimony
The church of San Salvador de Escuadro, is the heart of the parish and is an old Romanesque structure that dates to the 12th century. The church has the original Romanesque façade that includes two pairs of columns that sustain an archivolt. Noteworthy are also the capitals and the campanile tower. The church was expanded in the 18th century.

The interior of the church features three magnificent baroque retables. The church was expanded in the 18th century.

The churchyard is used as a graveyard, although, due to it being completely occupied, all burials now are redirected to a newer cemetery not far from the church.