The Government delegate in Galicia, Pedro Blanco, took advantage of his visit to the Roman site Aquis Querquennis, to know at first hand the archaeological works carried out thanks to the investments of 50,000 euros granted by the Government of Spain, through the Miño Sil Hydrographic Confederation and the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, to the Aquae Querquennae Foundation, in charge of carrying out the archaeological project.
Pedro Blanco traveled to the complex, located in the Conchas reservoir, within the demarcation of the town hall of Bande. There he held a meeting with the person responsible for the excavations, Santiago Ferrer Sierra, who explained at first hand the latest advances that are being developed and the restoration and recovery work of the entire western area of the camp. The Government’s deputy delegate in Ourense, Emilio González, was also present during the visit.
In this respect, the delegate put the Roman complex Aquis Querquennis as an example of the government’s commitment to “the recovery of our heritage and our history contributing to the support of cultural and archaeological heritage.”
In addition, he stressed that its location, framed in the vicinity of the cross-border natural park Geres-Xurés and the natural thermal baths of Bande, "enhance the tourist development of the Baixa Limia region". He also claimed the need for “interinstitutional collaboration” between the different state, regional and provincial administrations so that the work, of significant patrimonial and historical value, continues to be carried out.
Aquis Querquennis
The Aquis Querqueinnis ensemble, colloquially known as La Cibdá, is located in the parish of Baños de Bande, on the banks of the Limia River. Currently, it also has the interpretation center Aquae Querquennae – Via Nueva which houses a museum and several explanatory rooms of the archaeological complex. The excavations of this complex have been carried out since 1975. First under the direction of Antonio Rodríguez Colmenero, after being discovered in the 20s of the last century by Florentino López Cuevillas and Vicente Risco.