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The first same-sex marriage in Spain took place after the Roman Imperial era on 8 June 1901.〔 Two women, Marcela Gracia Ibeas and Elisa Sanchez Loriga, attempted to get married in A Coruña (Galicia, Spain). To achieve it Elisa had to adopt a male identity: Mario Sánchez, as listed on the marriage certificate.〔 It is the first attempt at same-sex marriage in Spain for which there is recorded evidence. It was performed by the Church, in the parish church of St. Jorge of the same city.〔 Subsequently the parish priest discovered the deception, and was denounced and persecuted. Nevertheless, the marriage certificate was never annulled. Their matrimonial union took place more than 100 years before the law would permit gay Spanish people to get married. The two worked as teachers at a time when the vast majority of the Galician population was illiterate.〔 This event could be considered a precedent for same-sex marriage in Spain. News of their wedding was spread to all Spain and to various European countries. The couple is believed to have escaped to Argentina, and it is unknown what happened to them after that. ==First encounter, separation and reunion== Marcela and Elisa met while studying in the Teacher-Training College for Teachers in A Coruña, where the future teachers of elementary education were educated.〔 Their friendship gave way to a more intimate relationship. Marcela's parents, seeing that the friendship was growing beyond that socially permitted and fearing a possible scandal, sent their daughter to Madrid.〔 Time went by and both, one in A Coruña and the other in Madrid, finished their studies. They were reunited again when Elisa was appointed as a temporary teacher at Couso, a small parish of Coristanco in A Coruña.〔 Nearby, in Vimianzo, in the village of Calo, Marcela established herself already as a superior teacher.〔 As a consequence of the same, they decided to live together in Calo, where Elisa worked.〔 In 1889, Marcela had to go to teach classes at Dumbría while Elisa remained in Calo, but they stayed in contact until Elisa moved to the town where Marcela lived.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「First same-sex marriage in Spain」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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