[4] In the 19th century, the estate was acquired by the politician Eugenio Montero Ríos, who made the Lourizán Palace his summer residence and a meeting place for the most prominent Spanish figures of the time.

The study of fast-growing forest species was started there, with the aim of satisfying the Spanish needs for wood in those years.

[6] The estate and palace of Lourizán were the place of practice for the students of the Madrid School of Forestry Engineers until it became part of the Galician Government.

[9] Since 1993, the Parque das Autonomías has been located inside the park, with almost 50 species of flora representative of the different autonomous communities of Spain.

It is believed that old specimens of camellias from Lourizán belonged to the Portuguese horticultural establishment of José Marques Loureiro in the 19th century.