ESTRADA

estrada, la, a town of north-western spain, in the province of pontevedra, 15 m. s. by e. of santiago de compostela. pop. (1900) 23,916. la estrada is the chief town of a densely-populated mountainous district; its industries are agriculture, stock-breeding, and the manufacture of linen and woollen cloth. timber from the mountain forests is conveyed from la estrada to the river ulla, 4 m. n., and thence floated down to the seaports on arosa bay. the nearest railway-station is requeijo, 7 m. w., on the pontevedra-santiago railway. there are mineral springs at la estrada and at caldas de reyes, 11 m. w.s.w.