Editing Boal (section)

===Middle Ages===
Little is known about the history of Boal at the beginning of the [[Middle Ages]], during the asturian monarchy. The fights between the bishops of [[Oviedo]] and [[Lugo]] for the territories located between the rivers [[Navia River|Navia]] and [[Eo River|Eo]] came to an end by means of an agreement promoted by the king [[Alfonso VII]]. Thus, all those territories and Boal included among them were submitted to the bishop of Oviedo by donation in the year 1154, under the generic denomination of territory of [[Castropol]].

In 1368, the bishop D. Gutierre, appointed [[Alvar Pérez Osorio]] as "governor" of the [[Tierra de Ribadeo]] y Grandas, which comprised the current municipalities of Boal, Castropol, Coaña, El Franco, Grandas de Salime, Illano, [[Pesoz]], [[San Martín de Oscos]], [[Santa Eulalia de Oscos]], [[Tapia de Casariego|Tapia]], [[Taramundi]] and [[Vegadeo]], having up to 41 parishes. This was a time of many violent uprisings because of the high taxes Pérez Osorio obliged the inhabitants of the area to pay.

Subsequently, bishops created several villages and municipalities, so at the beginning of the 16th century, the Tierra de Ribadeo was divided into five municipalities: Castropol, [[Piantón]], [[Barres (Castropol)|Barres]], El Franco and Grandas, with Boal belonging to the municipality of El Franco.