Meaning of irmandiños by Felipe Lorenzo del Río

Plural of irmandino, diminutive of brother in Galician, meaning brother. The Galician suffix - ino is equivalent to the Spanish-ino or - ito, but I recognize that the Galician is more loving and endearing. In my country, ready, to the Northwest of the province of Zamora and Galicia near also use it. Means as little brother, hermanino. This word reminds me of the irmandiños rebellion that took place in Galicia in the mid-fifteenth century against the abuses of the feudal nobles and the participation of farmers, some representatives of the clergy and the lower nobility, coming to destroy more than 100 castles. But they were finally defeated by the feudal troops, better equipped and aided by the Archbishop of Santiago and the Kings of Castile and Portugal. Since the end of the 20th century this fact is remembered in various towns of Galicia with popular stagings.