Comunidad Autónoma de Galicia (Spanish)
Comunidade Autónoma de Galicia (Galician)
Autonomous Region of Galicia

Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Santiago de Compostela
Official languages	Galician and Spanish
Area  – Total  – % of Spain	Ranked 7th  29,574 km²  5. Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia and a UNESCO World An official language is a Language that is given a special legal status in a particular Country, State, or other territory Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Here is a list of the autonomous communities of Spain in order of Area. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions  Areas between 10000 km² and 100000 km² are listed here Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8%
Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density	Ranked 5th  2,737,370  6. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different Here is a list of the autonomous communities and autonomous cities of Spain in order of Population ( 2005) 5%  92. 36/km²
Demonym  – English  – Spanish	Galician  Gallego
Statute of Autonomy	April 28, 1981
Parliamentary representation  – Congress seats  – Senate seats	25  19
President	Emilio Pérez Touriño (PSdeG)
ISO 3166-2	GA
Xunta de Galicia

Galicia or Galiza is an autonomous community of Spain, made up of the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Cortes Generales ( Spanish for General Courts or Cortes Españolas, Spanish Courts) is the Legislature of Spain. The Spanish Congress of Deputies (Spanish Congreso de los Diputados) is the lower house of the Cortes Generales, Spain 's Legislative branch. The Spanish Senate ( Senado de España in Spanish) is the upper house of Spain 's Parliament, the Cortes Generales. The President of Galicia is the head of the government of the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia. Emilio Pérez Touriño ( A Coruña, 1948 is a Galician politician and economist The Socialist Party of Galicia ( Galician and Spanish: Partido Socialista de Galicia) is the federation of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party ISO 3166-2 is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes The section that applies to Spain codes the Provinces of Spain. An autonomous community is a first-level political division of the Kingdom of Spain, established in accordance with the Spanish Constitution. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. TemplateInfobox Province Spain --> International airports and helicopter airfields Aeroporto de Lavacolla in Santiago de Compostela Lugo is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. See also Galician wine It is located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe, and includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra It borders Portugal to the south, the Spanish regions of Castile and León and Asturias to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Castile and León (Castilla y León known formally as the Community of Castile and León is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain. The Principality of Asturias ( Spanish: Principado de Asturias, Asturian: Principáu d'Asturies or Asturies) is an

Contents 1 History 2 Language 3 Population 4 Geography 5 Climate 6 Economy 7 Migration 8 Cuisine 9 Politics 9.1 Presidents of Galicia 9.2 Parliament of Galicia 10 Famous Galicians 11 Contemporary music 11.1 Folk 11.2 Pop/rock 12 Football 12.1 Club teams 13 Holidays 14 Political parties 15 See also 16 References 17 External links

History

Main article: History of Galicia

The name Galicia comes from the Latin name Gallaecia, associated with the name of the ancient Celtic tribe that resided above the Douro river, the Gallaeci or Callaeci in Latin, and Kallaikoi in Greek (these tribes were mentioned by Herodotus). The Iberian Peninsula has been inhabited for at least 500000 years first by Neanderthals and then by modern humans Castro culture ( cultura castreja in Portuguese, cultura castrexa in Galician and cultura castreña in Spanish, Porto do Son is a Municipality of Spain in the Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. TemplateInfobox Province Spain --> International airports and helicopter airfields Aeroporto de Lavacolla in Santiago de Compostela Gallaecia or Callaecia was the name of a Roman province that comprised The Celtici were a Celtic tribe of the Iberian peninsula, akin either to the Lusitanians and Gallaecians or the Celtiberians, living The Douro or Duero ( Latin: Durius, Spanish: Duero, Portuguese: Douro, pron. The Gallaeci, Callaeci, or Callaici were a Pre- Roman Celtic single or various tribes living in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula Herodotus of Halicarnassus ( Greek: Hēródotos Halikarnāsseús) was a Greek Historian who lived in the 5th century BC ( 484 BC&ndash The Callaeci received their name as they were identified to be worshippers of Celtic goddess Cailleach,among others. In Irish and Scottish mythology, the ga '''Cailleach''' ( Irish plural ga ''cailleacha'', Scottish Gaelic plural gd ''cailleachan'' /kalʲəxən/

Before the Roman invasion, a series of tribes lived in the region, and according to Strabo, Pliny, Herodotus and others, they had a similar culture and customs. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Strabo ( Greek: Στράβων 63/64 BC – ca AD 24 was a Greek historian, geographer and philosopher. Gaius or Caius Plinius Secundus, ( AD 23 – August 25, AD 79 better known as Pliny the Elder, was an ancient Author Herodotus of Halicarnassus ( Greek: Hēródotos Halikarnāsseús) was a Greek Historian who lived in the 5th century BC ( 484 BC&ndash These tribes had a Celtic culture. Celts (ˈkɛlts or /ˈsɛlts/, see Names of the Celts

This area was first entered by the Roman legions under Decimus Junius Brutus in 137–136 BC. Decimus Junius Brutus may refer to Decimus Junius Brutus Scaeva (consul 325 was consul in 325 BC Decimus Junius Brutus Scaeva (consul 292 (Livy lv. , lvi. , Epitome); but the province was only superficially Romanized by the time of Augustus. Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was

In the 5th century AD invasions, Galicia fell to the Suevi in 411, who formed a kingdom. The Suebi or Suevi (from Proto-Germanic * swēbaz based on the Proto-Germanic root * swē- meaning "one's own" In 584, the Visigothic King Leovigild invaded the Suebic kingdom of Galicia and defeated it, bringing it under Visigoth control. The Visigoths (Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, or Wisi were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Liuvigild, Leuvigild, Leovigild, or Leogild was Visigothic King of Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula) from 569 During the Moorish invasion of Spain (711-718), the Moors garrisoned Galicia, until they were driven out in 739 by Alfonso I of Asturias. The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim (and earlier non-Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent Alfonso I (more rarely Alonso) called the Catholic ( el Católico) was the King of Asturias from 739 to his death in 757

During the 9th and 10th centuries, the counts of Galicia gave fluctuating obedience to their nominal sovereign, and Normans/Vikings occasionally raided the coasts. The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas The Towers of Catoira^[1] (Pontevedra) were built as a system of fortifications to stop the Viking raids on Santiago de Compostela. Catoira is a municipality in Galicia (Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula in the province of Pontevedra. Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia and a UNESCO World

In 1063, Ferdinand I of Castile and León divided his kingdom among his sons. Ferdinand I, called the Great (in his time El Magno) (1017&ndash León, 1065 son of Sancho III of Navarre and Mayor of Castile Galicia was allotted to Garcia II of Galicia. In 1072, it was forcibly reannexed by Garcia's brother Alfonso VI of Castile, and from that time Galicia remained part of the Kingdom of Castile and Leon, although under differing degrees of self-government. Alfonso VI (before June 1040 &ndash June 29 / July 1, 1109) nicknamed the Brave, was King of León from 1065 to 1109 and King of Kingdom of Castile was one of the medieval kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula.

The final episode of Galician independence was the dynastic conflict between Isabella of Castile and Xoana, called "a beltranexa" ("Daughter of Beltrán", and not to be confused with Joan the Mad). Juana of Castile, known also as la Beltraneja (1462 &ndash 1530 was a princess of Castile Queen Isabella, during her reign as queen of Castilla, made (the historically unproven) accusations that her niece Xoana was the bastard daughter of Beltrán and the former queen (hence the name Beltranexa). A political struggle ensued, and the Xoana-supporting nobles (most of the Galician aristocracy) lost. This gave Isabel free rein to initiate the process she called "Doma y Castración del Reino de Galicia", that is, the "Taming and Castration of the Kingdom of Galicia" (sic)(Court Historian, Zurita). Jerónimo (or Gerónimo) de Zurita y Castro (1512 &ndash 3 November 1580) was a Spanish historian of the sixteenth century who founded

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Galician regionalist and federalist movements arose in the nineteenth century. The Iberian Peninsula has been inhabited for at least 500000 years first by Neanderthals and then by modern humans Gallaecia (comprising modern Galicia and Northern Portugal) has had human settlers since prehistoric times, dating back to the 30th Gallaecia or Callaecia was the name of a Roman province that comprised The Suebi or Suevi (from Proto-Germanic * swēbaz based on the Proto-Germanic root * swē- meaning "one's own" The Kingdom of Galicia (410-1833 was a kingdom of the Iberian Peninsula for two distinct periods The Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal was formed in 1065 after the County of Portugal declared Independence following Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. The period of Solidaridad Gallega ("Galician Solidarity" the beginning of the modern Galician nationalist movement, began in 1907 and ended around the From 1990 to 2005, the region's government and parliament the Xunta de Galicia was presided over by the Partido Popular ('People's Party' Spain's Paleolithic 200th millennium BC – In the Paleolithic period the Neanderthal Man enters the Iberian peninsula. Political federalism is a Political philosophy in which a group of members are bound together (Latin foedus, covenant) with a governing From 1916 through the 1920s these developed into a full nationalist movement. After the second Spanish Republic was declared in 1931, Galicia became an autonomous region following a referendum. During the 1936–75 dictatorship of General Francisco Franco — himself a Galician from Ferrol — Galicia's statute of autonomy was annulled (as were those of Catalonia and the Basque provinces). Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid This article refers to Ferrol Galicia For other uses see Ferrol (disambiguation. Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain. The Basque Country ( Basque Euskadi, Spanish País Vasco) is an autonomous community in northern Spain. Franco's regime also suppressed any official promotion of the Galician language, although its everyday use was never proscribed. During the last decade of Franco's rule, there was a renewal of nationalist feeling in Galicia.

Following the transition to democracy upon the death of Gen. Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system Franco in 1975, Galicia regained its status as an autonomous region within Spain with the Statute of Autonomy of 1981, which starts: "Galicia, historical nationality, is constituted as an Autonomous Community to access to its self-government, in agreement with the Spanish Constitution and with the present Statute (. The Constitution of Spain is regarded as the culmination of the Spanish transition to democracy. . . )". Varying degrees of nationalist or separatist sentiment are evident at the political level. The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation Separatism refers to the advocacy of a state of cultural ethnic tribal religious racial or gender separation from the larger group often with demands for greater political autonomy The only nationalist party of any electoral significance, the Bloque Nacionalista Galego or BNG, is a conglomerate of left-wing parties and individuals that claims the Galician political status as a nation. The Galician Nationalist Bloc ( Bloque Nacionalista Galego, BNG) is a Galician nationalist coalition of political parties

From 1990 to 2005, the region's government and parliament, the Xunta de Galicia, was presided over by the Partido Popular ('People's Party', Spain's main national conservative party) under Manuel Fraga, a former minister and ambassador in the Franco regime. The Xunta de Galicia is the executive body of the Autonomous community of Galicia. The People's Party ( Spanish: Partido Popular, PP) is the main right Political party in Spain. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined Manuel Fraga e Iribarne (born November 23, 1922) is a Spanish Politician from the northwest region of Galicia. In 2002, when the oil tanker Prestige sank and covered the Galician coast in oil, Fraga is said to have been unwilling to react. History The technology of oil transportation has evolved alongside the oil industry In the 2005 Galician elections, perhaps in response to this perceived lack of action, the 'People's Party' lost its overall majority, while just remaining the largest party in the parliament. An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office A majority, also known as a simple majority in the US, is a Subset of a group that is more than half of the entire group As a result, power passed to a coalition of the Partido dos Socialistas de Galicia (PSdeG) ('Galician Socialists' Party'), a regional sister-party of Spain's main social-democratic party, the Partido Socialista Obrero Español ('Spanish Socialist Workers Party') and the Bloque Nacionalista Galego (BNG). A coalition is an alliance among individuals during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own Self-interest. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, commonly abbreviated by its Spanish initials PSOE ( P artido S ocialista O brero E spañol is The Galician Nationalist Bloc ( Bloque Nacionalista Galego, BNG) is a Galician nationalist coalition of political parties As the senior partner in the new coalition, the PSdeG nominated its leader, Emilio Perez Touriño, to serve as Galicia's new president, with Anxo Quintana, the leader of BNG, as its vice-president. Emilio Pérez Touriño ( A Coruña, 1948 is a Galician politician and economist Anxo Manoel Quintana González, commonly known as Anxo Quintana, is the current leader of the Galician Nationalist Bloc ( Bloque Nacionalista Galego

Language

Main article: Galician language

The spoken languages are Galician (Galician: Galego), the local language derived from Latin, closely related to Portuguese, both being Galician-Portuguese languages, and Spanish, the only official language for more than four centuries (XVI - XIX). Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Galician-Portuguese (also known as galego-português or galaico-português in Portuguese and as galego-portugués or galaico-portugués Since the end of the 20th century, the Galician language also has an official status, and both languages are taught in Galician schools. There is a broad consensus of support within the region for efforts to preserve the Galician language.

The Galician and Portuguese languages are derived from the early Galician-Portuguese (Galego-Português or Middle Ages Portuguese) language spoken in Galicia and north-of-Douro regions in Portugal, and are still considered by some Galician people to be two dialects of the same language (Galician-Portuguese). Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Galician-Portuguese (also known as galego-português or galaico-português in Portuguese and as galego-portugués or galaico-portugués For some Galician people, the Galician and Portuguese languages began to diverge in the Middle Ages, a development hastened by political separation. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Furthermore, there remain many similarities between Portuguese and Galician. Mutual intelligibility is good between Galicians and Portuguese speakers. In fact there is a public debate in Galicia about their own language and its relationship with Portuguese language. Nowadays, some people hold that the Galician language is an autonomous and separate language, while others maintain that Galician is a variant of the Portuguese language, such as Brazilian Portuguese. Brazilian Portuguese ( Language code pt-BR Portuguese: português brasileiro or português do Brasil) is a group of Portuguese

A distinct Galician Literature emerged after the Middle Ages. Galician literature is the literature written by Galician authors In the 13th century, important contributions were made to the romance canon in Galician-Portuguese. The most notable was by the troubadour Martín Codax, by King D. Denis of Portugal and by King Alfonso X of Castile, called O Sábio (The Wise). A troubadour ( IPA:, originally) was a composer and performer of Occitan Lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100&ndash1350 Martín Codax (or Martim Codax) was a Medieval Galician troubadour, possibly from Vigo, Galicia, who probably lived in Denis ( Portuguese: Dinis or Diniz, diˈniʃ 9 October 1261 in Lisbon – 7 January, 1325 in Alfonso X (November 23 1221 Toledo Spain &ndash April 4 1284 Seville Spain) was a Spanish monarch who ruled as the King of Castile, During this period, Galician-Portuguese was considered the language of love poetry in the Iberian Romance linguistic culture. The Romance languages (sometimes referred to as Romanic languages, or Neolatin languages) are a branch of the Indo-European language family comprising all

Population

POPULATION OF GALICIA c. 1900
A Coruña Province
District	population
City of Corunna	43,971
City of Ferrol (Civilian Population Only)	25,281
Santiago de Compostela	24,120
Towns, Villages and Hamlets	560,184
All the Province (Total):	653,556
Lugo Province
District	population
City of Lugo	26,959
Chantada	15,003
Fonsagrada	17,302
City of Mondoñedo	10,590
Monforte	12,912
Pantón	12,988
Vilalba	13,572
Viveiro	12,843
Towns, Villages and Hamlets	343,217
All the Province (Total):	465,386
Orense Province
District	population
City of Ourense	15,194
Towns, Villages and Hamlets	389,117
All the Province (Total):	404,311
Pontevedra Province
District	population
City of Vigo	23,259
City of Pontevedra	22,330
Towns, Villages and Hamlets	411,673
All the Province (Total):	457,262
THE FOUR PROVINCES TOGETHER (Total):	1,980,515
(Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911) [1]

Galicia's inhabitants are called "Galicians" (in Portuguese & Galician galegos; in Spanish gallegos). TemplateInfobox Province Spain --> International airports and helicopter airfields Aeroporto de Lavacolla in Santiago de Compostela A Coruña ( Spanish: La Coruña; Galician: A Coruña; also Corunna in English, and archaically The Groyne) is This article refers to Ferrol Galicia For other uses see Ferrol (disambiguation. Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia and a UNESCO World Lugo is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. Lugo is a city in northwestern Spain, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Chantada, is a municipality in the Galician province of Lugo. A Fonsagrada is a town and municipality in Lugo in Galicia province in north-west Spain which is 25 miles east-north-east of Lugo by road Mondoñedo ( is a small Town and Municipality in A Mariña county in the Galician province of Lugo. Monforte de Lemos is a city and Municipality in northwestern Spain, in the province of Lugo, Galicia. Pantón is a municipality of northwestern Spain, in the province of Lugo; in a mountainous district watered by the rivers Miño and Cabe Vilalba, is a municipality in the Spanish province of Lugo. Journalistic Tradition Vilalba has told along the 20th century with a wide journalistic Viveiro (also known as Vivero) is a town and Municipality in the province of Lugo, in the northwestern Galician autonomous community of Ourense (Orense Galician: Ourense) is a city in northwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Ourense in Galicia. See also Galician wine For other meanings see Vigo (disambiguation Vigo is the largest city in Galicia, Spain, in terms of population For other meanings see Pontevedra (disambiguation. Pontevedra is a city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. The Encyclopædia Britannica is a general English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Galicians ( Galician: Galegos) are an Ethnic group or Nationality whose homeland is Galicia, which is a historical region

Demographic evolution of Galicia (Spain) between 1900 and 2006

1900	1930	1950	1981	2006
1,980,515[2]	2,230,281	2,604,200	2,753,836	2,767,524

Note: The population of the City of A Coruña in 1900 was 43,971. Demography is the statistical study of all Populations. It can be a very general science that can be applied to any kind of dynamic population that is one that changes over A Coruña ( Spanish: La Coruña; Galician: A Coruña; also Corunna in English, and archaically The Groyne) is The population of the rest of the province including the City and Naval Station of nearby Ferrol and Santiago de Compostela was 653,556. This article refers to Ferrol Galicia For other uses see Ferrol (disambiguation. Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia and a UNESCO World A Coruña's growth occurred after the Spanish Civil War at the same speed as other major Galician cities, but it was the arrival of democracy in Spain after the death of Francisco Franco when A Coruña left all the other Galician cities behind. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid

The rapid increase of population of Vigo, A Coruña and to a lesser degree Santiago de Compostela and other major Galician cities, during the years that followed the Spanish Civil War during the mid 20th century occurred as the rural population declined -- many villages and hamlets of the four provinces of Galicia disappeared or nearly disappeared during the same period. For other meanings see Vigo (disambiguation Vigo is the largest city in Galicia, Spain, in terms of population A Coruña ( Spanish: La Coruña; Galician: A Coruña; also Corunna in English, and archaically The Groyne) is Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia and a UNESCO World The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of Economic development and mechanization of agriculture resulted in the fields being abandoned, and most of the population has moving to find jobs in the main cities. Economic development is the development of economic wealth of countries or regions for the well-being of their inhabitants The number of people working in the Tertiary and Quaternary sectors of the economy has increased significantly.

(Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911). The Encyclopædia Britannica is a general English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc [2] [3]

Geography

From the 15th century till 1833 Galicia was divided in seven administrative provinces:

• A Coruña
• Santiago
• Betanzos
• Mondoñedo
• Lugo
• Ourense
• Tui

From 1833 onwards, the seven original provinces of the 15th century have been limited to just four:

• A Coruña,
• Ourense,
• Pontevedra, and
• Lugo. In addition to its autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty Provinces. TemplateInfobox Province Spain --> International airports and helicopter airfields Aeroporto de Lavacolla in Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia and a UNESCO World Betanzos is a municipality in Galicia, Spain, in the Province of A Coruña. Province of Mondoñedo One of the seven provinces which existed in Galicia from the 15th Century till 1833; from that date onwards the number of provinces Lugo is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. Tui is a town located in Galicia (Spain, in the province of Pontevedra. TemplateInfobox Province Spain --> International airports and helicopter airfields Aeroporto de Lavacolla in Santiago de Compostela See also Galician wine Lugo is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia.

The main cities are Vigo, A Coruña, Pontevedra, Lugo, Ferrol, Ourense, and Santiago de Compostela, the capital and archiepiscopal seat, and home of the shrine which gave rise to medieval Europe's most famous pilgrimage route, The Way of St James. For other meanings see Vigo (disambiguation Vigo is the largest city in Galicia, Spain, in terms of population A Coruña ( Spanish: La Coruña; Galician: A Coruña; also Corunna in English, and archaically The Groyne) is For other meanings see Pontevedra (disambiguation. Pontevedra is a city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. Lugo is a city in northwestern Spain, in the autonomous community of Galicia. This article refers to Ferrol Galicia For other uses see Ferrol (disambiguation. Ourense (Orense Galician: Ourense) is a city in northwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Ourense in Galicia. Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia and a UNESCO World A pilgrim is one who undertakes a Pilgrimage, literally 'far afield' The Way of St James or St James' Way ( Galician O camiño de Santiago, Spanish name El Camino de Santiago)

Provinces of Galicia (location maps)

Province of A Coruña

Province of Lugo

Province of Ourense

Province of Pontevedra

Geographically, an important feature of Galicia is the presence of many fjord-like indentations on the coast, estuaries that were drowned with rising sea levels after the ice age. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the Temperature of the Earth 's surface and atmosphere resulting in an expansion of continental Ice sheets These are called rías and are divided into the Rías Altas, and the Rías Baixas. Rias Altas (also called "Upper Rias" is the northernmost of three sections of A Costa do Marisco (the Seafood Coast in Galicia, Spain. (In Galicia Rias Baixas is pronounced Re-ass By-shass) The Rías Baixas ( Galician for "Lower Rias quot The rias are important for fishing, and make the coast an important fishing area. The spectacular landscapes and wildness of the coast attract great numbers of tourists.

The coast of this green corner of the Iberian Peninsula is also known as the "A Costa do Marisco" (i. The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe, and includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra A Costa do Marisco, Galician translation of the original Spanish 1950s term given as a label to the entire coast of the Galicia region in Spain e. , "The Seafood Coast" in Galician).

Galicia has preserved few of its dense Atlantic forests where wildlife is commonly found. It is relatively unpolluted, and its landscape composed of green hills, cliffs and rias is very different from what is commonly understood as Spanish landscape.

Inland, the region is less-populated and suffers from migration to the coast and the major cities of Spain. There are few small cities (Ourense, Lugo, Verín, Monforte de Lemos, O Barco), and there are many small villages. Ourense (Orense Galician: Ourense) is a city in northwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Ourense in Galicia. Lugo is a city in northwestern Spain, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Verín is a small city in the Autonomous Community of Galicia, Spain located in the southeast of the province of Ourense. Monforte de Lemos is a city and Municipality in northwestern Spain, in the province of Lugo, Galicia. The terrain is made up of several low mountain ranges crossed by many small rivers that are not navigable but have provided hydroelectric power from the many dams. Galicia has so many small rivers that it has been called the "land of the thousand rivers". The most important of the rivers are the Miño and the Sil, which has a spectacular canyon. Rio Minho redirects here For the river of that name in Jamaica see Rio Minho (Jamaica The Minho ( pron. The Sil is a River in Galicia, Spain, tributary of the Miño.

The mountains in Galicia are not high but have served to isolate the rural population and discourage development of the interior. There is a ski resort in Cabeza de Manzaneda (1778 m) in Ourense Province. The highest mountain is Trevinca (2127 m) on the Ourense eastern border with León and Zamora provinces (Castilla y León). Pena Trevinca (2124m is the highest mountain of Galicia (Spain. Castile and León (Castilla y León known formally as the Community of Castile and León is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain.

Galicia has no extensive natural areas and has had several environmental problems in the modern age. Deforestation is a problem in many areas, as is the continual spread of the invasive eucalyptus tree, imported for the paper industry. Eucalyptus (From Greek ευκάλυπτος meaning "well covered" is a diverse Genus of Trees (and a few shrubs the members of which Fauna, most notably the European Wolf, have suffered because of the actions of livestock owners and farmers. The Eurasian Wolf ( Canis lupus lupus) also known as the Common Wolf, European Wolf, Carpathian Wolf, Steppes Wolf, Tibetan Wolf The native deer species have declined because of hunting and development. Recently, oil spills have become a major issue, especially with the Mar Egeo disaster in A Coruña and the infamous Prestige oil spill in 2002, a crude oil spill larger than the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska. A Coruña ( Spanish: La Coruña; Galician: A Coruña; also Corunna in English, and archaically The Groyne) is The Prestige was an Oil tanker whose sinking in 2002 off the Galician coast caused a large Oil spill. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent Other environmental issues include gas flushing by maritime traffic, pollution from fish hatcheries on the coast, overfishing, and the highest incidence of forest fires in Spain, in spite of the wetter Galician climate. A wildfire, also known as a wildland fire, forest fire, brush fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, Peat fire, ^[3]

Galicia gallery

Pórtico da Gloria, Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

Roman wall of Lugo

River Sil

Torre de Hércules, A Coruña

Climate

The weather is dominated by the proximity of Galicia to the Atlantic, with mild temperatures throughout the year. The Tower of Hercules is an ancient Roman Lighthouse located on a peninsula about 2 Santiago de Compostela has an average of 100 days of rain a year. The interior, specifically the more mountainous parts of Ourense and Lugo, receive significant freezes and snowfall during the winter months.

In the summer the hot temperatures and dense forests lead to forest fires. The forest fires of summer 2006 were particularly bad, burning tens of thousands of hectares, blackening the skies with thick smoke that resulted in plumes extending for hundreds of kilometres over the Atlantic. Many believe that those responsible tend to be livestock farmers who want to clear the land for livestock grazing or others who wish to build on rural land. Some also suspect that some firefighters themselves, seeking to earn extra money, also play a significant part as arsonists.

Economy

Main article: Economy of Galicia

Galicia is a land of economic contrast. The economy of Galicia In recent years the distance has grown between the interior provinces (which are less developed and the coastal provinces especially those regions situated While the western coast, with its major population centers and its fishing and manufacturing industries, is prosperous and increasing in population, the rural hinterland—the provinces of Ourense and Lugo—are economically dependent on traditional agriculture, based on small landholdings called minifundios. Ourense (Orense Galician: Ourense) is a city in northwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Ourense in Galicia. Lugo is a city in northwestern Spain, in the autonomous community of Galicia. However, the rise of tourism, sustainable forestry and organic and traditional agriculture are bringing other possibilities to the Galician economy without compromising the preservation of the natural resources and the local culture.

• European Fisheries Agency (Port of Vigo) Since March 14, 2005 to coordinate fishing controls in Community waters. European Fisheries Agency will have its headquarters in Vigo, Galicia Spain. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. European Union. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in

Migration

Like most of Western Europe, Galicia's history has been defined by mass emigration. There was significant Galician emigration in the 19th and early 20th centuries to other parts of Spain and to Latin America - specifically Argentina, Uruguay and Cuba. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la (Fidel Castro's father was Galician, and his mother is of Galician descent). Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until The two cities with the greatest number of people of Galician descent outside of Galicia are Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Montevideo, Uruguay where immigration from Galicia was so massive that Spaniards are now known as gallegos (Galicians). Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Montevideo (monteβi'ðeo is the largest city the capital and chief port of Uruguay. Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America

During the Franco years there was a new wave of emigration out of Galicia to other European countries, most notably to France, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located There are many expatriate communities throughout the world, and many have their own groups or clubs. Galician immigration is so massive that websites such as Fillos de Galicia were created in order to organize and inform Galicians throughout the world. Fillos de Galicia is a Web portal and Virtual community which focuses on Galician culture and diaspora.

Cuisine

Main article: Galician cuisine

Galician cuisine often employs fish and shellfish. Galician cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients found in the Cuisine of the Galicia region of Spain. The empanada is a meat or fish pie. An empanada (not to be confused with the Portuguese empada, which is a different dish is essentially a stuffed Pastry. It has Celtic influence. Caldo Galego is a hearty soup whose main ingredients are potatoes and a local vegetable named grelo (broccoli rabe). Rapini (also known as Broccoli Rabe (or Raab Broccoletti, Broccoli di Rape, Cime di Rapa, The latter is also employed in lacón con grelos, a typical Carnival dish, consisting of pork shoulder boiled with grelos, potatoes and chorizo (paprika sausage). Chorizo (tʃo̞ˈɾiso̞ in Latin American Spanish or tʃo̞ˈɾiθo̞ in Castilian Spanish) Chouriço (ʃoˈɾisu in Portuguese) or Xoriç Centolla is the equivalent of King Crab. The centolla is a type of King crab, genus Glyptolithodes, common in Peru and Chile. Crabs are decapod Crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (βραχύ / brachy It is prepared by being boiled alive, having its main body opened like a shell, and then having its innards mixed vigorously. Another popular dish is octopus, boiled (traditionally in a copper pot) and served in a wooden plate, cut into small pieces and laced with olive oil, sea salt and pimentón (Spanish pepper). The Paprika is a spice made from the grinding of dried sweet red or green Bell peppers ( Capsicum annuum) There are several regional varieties of cheese. The best known one is the so-called tetilla cheese, named after its shape, similar to a woman's breast. Tetilla is a genus of the Francoaceae family. It includes only the species Tetilla hydrocotylefolia, an herb endemic Other highly regarded varieties include the San Simón cheese from Vilalba and the creamy cheese produced in the Arzúa-Curtis area. San Simón is a Municipality in the Morazán department of El Salvador. Vilalba, is a municipality in the Spanish province of Lugo. Journalistic Tradition Vilalba has told along the 20th century with a wide journalistic Arzúa is a Municipality of Spain in the Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Curtis is a common Given name or Surname of English origin In English the meaning of the name Curtis is 'polite courteous or well-bred' The latter area produces also high-quality beef. A classical dessert is filloas, crêpe-like pancakes made with flour, broth and eggs. When cooked at a pig slaughter festival, they may also contain the animal's blood. Famous almond cakes are produced in Santiago de Compostela.

Galicia produces a number of high-quality wines, including Albariño, Ribeiro, Ribeira Sacra and Valdeorras. Galician wine is Spanish wine made in the autonomous community of Galicia in the northwest corner of Spain. Albariño (/ˌalbaˈɾiːɲo/ &ndash Galician) or Alvarinho (/ˌal Ribeiro is a Surname common in Galicia, Portugal and Brazil. It is also a Wine -making region of Southeast central Galicia Valdeorras is a Comarca in the Galician Province of Ourense. The overall population of this local region is 28984 ( 2005) The grape varieties used are local and rarely found outside Galicia and Northern Portugal.

Politics

The current government of Galicia was established in 16 March 1978 and is reinforced by the Galician Statute of Autonomy, ratified 28 April 1981. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Galician Statute of Autonomy ( Estatuto de Autonomia da Galiza) of 1981 is the current basic institutional norm of Galicia. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 It is run by the Xunta de Galicia, headed by a president and run by a parliament. The Xunta de Galicia is the executive body of the Autonomous community of Galicia. The President of Galicia is the head of the government of the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia. The Parlamento de Galicia (Parliament of Galicia is the Galician autonomous Parliament.

Presidents of Galicia

• 1977-1979 Antonio Rosón Pérez^[4] (UCD)
• 1979-1981 José Quiroga Suárez (UCD)
• 1981-1987 Xerardo Fernández Albor (AP)
• 1987-1990 Fernando González Laxe (PSdeG-PSOE)
• 1990-2005 Manuel Fraga Iribarne (PP)
• 2005-today Emilio Pérez Touriño (PSdeG-PSOE)

Parliament of Galicia

The Parliament^[5] it is composed of 75 deputies or Members of Parliament. Xosé Quiroga Suárez was the first president of the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia after reaching its statute of Autonomous Community in Xerardo Fernández Albor was president of the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia. The Popular Alliance ( Alianza Popular --AP was a Right-wing party founded in 1976 by Manuel Fraga along with other former Francisco Franco The Socialist Party of Galicia ( Galician and Spanish: Partido Socialista de Galicia) is the federation of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, commonly abbreviated by its Spanish initials PSOE ( P artido S ocialista O brero E spañol is Manuel Fraga e Iribarne (born November 23, 1922) is a Spanish Politician from the northwest region of Galicia. Emilio Pérez Touriño ( A Coruña, 1948 is a Galician politician and economist The Socialist Party of Galicia ( Galician and Spanish: Partido Socialista de Galicia) is the federation of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, commonly abbreviated by its Spanish initials PSOE ( P artido S ocialista O brero E spañol is A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The election of 19 June 2005 resulted in the following distribution:

• Partido Popular de Galicia (PPdeG): 37 deputies (45,2%)
• Partido Socialista de Galicia (PSdeG-PSOE): 25 deputies (33,2%)
• Bloque Nacionalista Galego (BNG): 13 deputies (18,7%)
• Total: 75 deputies (100%)

Famous Galicians

• Calculus:
  • Carlos Rodriguez
• Literature:
  • In Galician:
    • Martín Codax
    • Castelao
    • Xosé Luís Méndez Ferrín
    • Francisco Alvarez-Koki
  • In Castilian:
    • Camilo José Cela (Nobel Prize for Literature, 1989)
    • Emilia Pardo Bazán
    • Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
    • Ramón del Valle-Inclán
    • Concepción Arenal
    • Ramón Menéndez Pidal
    • Wenceslao Fernández Flórez
    • Ignacio Ramonet (In French and Castilian)
  • In both Castilian and Galician:
    • Rosalía de Castro
    • Eduardo Pondal
    • Manuel Curros Enríquez
    • Celso Emilio Ferreiro
    • Álvaro Cunqueiro
    • Manuel Rivas
• Photography:
  • Manuel Ferrol
  • Mariano Grueiro
  • Xurxo Lobato
  • Gerda Taro
• Music:
  • Luis Emilio Batallan
  • Julio Iglesias
  • Carlos Núñez
  • Cristina Pato
  • Juan Pardo
  • Luar na Lubre
  • Milladoiro
  • Siniestro Total
  • Los Piratas
  • Manu Chao
  • Saraibas [4]
  • Fuxan Os Ventos [5]
• Film:
  • Chano Piñeiro
  • Natalia Oreiro
  • F. Calvelo
  • Mariano Grueiro
  • Javier Ozores Marchesi
• Artist:
  • Castelao
• Architecture:
  • Antonio Palacios
  • Mestre Mateo
  • Fernando Casas y Novoa
  • Cesar Portela
• Design:
  • Adolfo Domínguez
  • Aduaneiros sem Fronteiras
  • Antonio Pernas
  • Olgar Ríos
  • Purificación García
  • Roberto Verino
• Dictators:
  • Francisco Franco
• Politics:
  • Mariano Rajoy
  • Ángel Castro y Argiz
  • Manuel Fraga
  • Pablo Iglesias
  • Xosé Manuel Beiras
  • Anxo Quintana
  • Jorge Loureda Anllo
  • Emilio Pérez Touriño
  • Santiago Casares Quiroga
  • Antoño Oyarzabal Marchesi
  • Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo
  • Bibiano Fernández Osorio y Tafall
• Sports:
  • Juan Lugris
  • Óscar Pereiro
  • Luis Suárez
  • Amancio
  • Manuel Agulla Gomez
  • Michel Salgado
  • Fran Vázquez
  • Paco Buyo
  • David Cal
  • Iván Raña
  • Nacho Novo
• Journalism:
  • Ramón Chao
• Medicine:
  • Gerardo Mendez-Picon
• Exploration:
  • Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa
  • Luis Váez de Torres
• Interpreting:
  • Sabela Melchor Couto

Contemporary music

Folk

• O Fiadeiro traditional dancing, singing, and tunes, from Vigo
• SonDeSeu modern orchestra with traditional instruments (harps, hurdy-gurdies, tambourines, flutes, violins and bagpipes) and repertoire
• Mercedes Peón singer and musician who draws heavily upon tradition to produce very modern music
• Xosé Manuel Budiño bagpiper who plays modern music with a traditional stroke
• Xistra de Coruxo traditional group and association
• Xacarandaina traditional dancing, singing and tunes, from A Coruña
• Berrogüetto group which manages a perfect, balanced, virtuoso combination of tradition and modernity
• Os Cempés traditional quintet from Trasancos with spicy and joyful lyrics and rhythm
• Quempallou traditional music full of joy and energy from O Morrazo and O Incio
• Xiradela female singers, tambourine players, and traditional percussion from Arteixo
• Susana Seivane possibly the best female bagpiper, from Cambre
• Luar na Lubre wonderful traditional group
• Carlos Nuñez musician who plays the gaita, the regional version of the bagpipe
• Milladoiro traditional group from all parts of Galicia who play traditional music

Pop/rock

• Los Suaves: hard rock/heavy metal band active since the early 80s. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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Ramón María del Valle-Inclán y de la Peña ( Vilanova de Arousa, Galicia, Spain, 28 October 1866 — Santiago de Concepción Arenal ( 31 January, 1820 - 4 February, 1893) was a Spanish Feminist writer and activist Ramón Menéndez Pidal ( March 13, 1869 - November 14, 1968) was a Spanish Philologist and historian Wenceslao Fernández Flórez ( A Coruña, Galicia, 1885 &mdash Madrid, 1964 was a popular Spanish journalist and novelist of the early 20th Ignacio Ramonet (born May 5, 1943, Redondela, Spain) is a journalist and writer Rosalía Castro de Murguía better known as Rosalía de Castro ( 24 February 1837 &ndash 15 July 1885) was a Galician writer Eduardo María González-Pondal Abente ( Bergantiños, February 8 1835 – A Coruña 1917 was a Galician language poet Manuel Curros Enríquez ( September 15, 1851 - February 7, 1908) was a Galician writer and journalist in Galician language Celso Emilio Ferreiro Mínguez (1912 in Celanova – 1979 in Vigo) was a Galicianist activist writer and political journalist Álvaro Cunqueiro Mora ( Mondoñedo, December 22 1911 &ndash Vigo, March 28 1981) was an Galician writer Manuel Rivas (born in A Coruña, Galicia in 1957) is a Galician writer poet and Mariano Grueiro is a Writer, Photographer, Filmmaker and Artist. Gerda Taro (real name Gerda Pohorylle; 1 August 1910, Stuttgart - 27 July 1937, near Brunete, Spain Julio Iglesias (born September 23 1943 in Madrid) is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million albums in 14 languages and released 77 albums Carlos Núñez (born Vigo, Galicia, 1971 is a Galician musician who plays the gaita, the traditional Galician Bagpipe. Cristina Pato (born in 1980 in Ourense, Galicia) is a bagpiper and Pianist. Juan Pardo may refer to Juan Pardo (explorer, 16th century Spanish explorer and conquistador J Luar na Lubre is a Celtic music ensemble from Galicia. Luar is gallego for moonlight; lubre was a kind of magic forest Milladoiro is a music band from Galicia. Often compared to the Chieftains, it is among the world's top Celtic music groups Siniestro Total is a Galician Punk rock group from Vigo ( Spain) Manu Chao (born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on June 21, 1961 in Paris, France) is a French -born singer Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias Poggio Bourié (born May 19, 1977 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a popular Latin Grammy -nominated Francisco Calvelo Moreira is a Spanish filmmaker born in Almeria. Mariano Grueiro is a Writer, Photographer, Filmmaker and Artist. Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez de Castelao (30 January 1886 &ndash 7 January 1950 most commonly known as simply Castelao, was a Spanish writer of Galician Antonio Palacios Ramilo ( January 8 1872 &ndashOctober 1945) was a Spanish Architect, born in O Porriño, Galicia Adolfo Domínguez is a Galician fashion designer Early life and education He was born May 14 1950 in Ourense, Galicia Aduaneiros sem fronteiras is a Galician design project focused on social political and cultural analysis Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid Mariano Rajoy Brey (maˈɾjano raˈxoj (born March 27 1955) is a Spanish Politician. Ángel María Bautista Castro y Argiz ( Lugo Province, Láncara, December 5, 1875 &mdash October 21, 1956) was the father Manuel Fraga e Iribarne (born November 23, 1922) is a Spanish Politician from the northwest region of Galicia. Pablo Iglesias Posse ( October 18, 1850, Ferrol, Galicia - December 9, 1925, Madrid) led the Spanish socialist Anxo Manoel Quintana González, commonly known as Anxo Quintana, is the current leader of the Galician Nationalist Bloc ( Bloque Nacionalista Galego Emilio Pérez Touriño ( A Coruña, 1948 is a Galician politician and economist Santiago Casares Quiroga ( A Coruña, Galicia, May 8, 1884 – Paris, February 17, 1950) was a Spanish Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo ( July 23, 1886 La Coruña, Spain - December 14, 1978 Locarno, Switzerland Óscar Pereiro Sio (born August 3, 1977 in Mos, Galicia) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer best known for winning Luis Suárez Miramontes (born May 2, 1935, La Coruña, Galicia) is a former Spanish footballer and manager Amancio Amaro Varela, commonly known simply as Amancio, was born on 16 October 1939 in La Coruña, Galicia, Spain. Miguel Ángel Salgado Fernández (born October 22 1975 in As Neves, Galicia) is a Spanish footballer, who currently plays Francisco Vázquez González (born May 1, 1983 in Lugo, Galicia, Spain) commonly known as Fran Vázquez, is a Spanish Francisco ( Paco) Buyo Sánchez (born January 13, 1958) is a former Galician football goalkeeper who David Cal Figueroa (born October 10, 1982 in Cangas do Morrazo, Galicia, Spain is a Galician flatwater canoer Iván Raña Fuentes (born June 10, 1979 in Ordes, A Coruña) is a Spanish triathlete. Ignacio Javier Gómez Novo (born March 26 1979, in Ferrol, Galicia) simply known as Nacho Novo, is a Spanish professional Ramón Chao (born 1935 in Vilalba, Lugo) is a Galician writer who emigrated to France in 1956 in order to escape Francisco Franco 's regime Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa (1532 - 1592 was a Spanish explorer author historian astronomer scientist and humanist Luis Váez de Torres (born c 1565; fl 1607) was a 16th-17th century Spanish maritime explorer serving the Spanish Crown For other meanings see Vigo (disambiguation Vigo is the largest city in Galicia, Spain, in terms of population A Coruña ( Spanish: La Coruña; Galician: A Coruña; also Corunna in English, and archaically The Groyne) is O Morrazo is a Comarca in the Galician Province of Pontevedra. O Incio is a municipality in Lugo province in Galicia in north-west Spain. Arteixo is a Municipality of Spain in the Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Cambre is a Municipality of Spain in the Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Carlos Núñez (born Vigo, Galicia, 1971 is a Galician musician who plays the gaita, the traditional Galician Bagpipe. The ( Galician) gaita or gaita de fole is a traditional Bagpipe used in Galicia (Spain, and Portugal. Bagpipes are a class of Musical instrument, Aerophones using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag Los Suaves is a rock band from Ourense, Galicia, Spain. The band was founded in the eighties by the Domínguez brothers Charly, bassist and
• Deluxe: pop/rock band from A Coruña led by Xoel López. Deluxe (Xoel López is a Spanish alternative rock musician from A Coruña, Galicia (Spain. A Coruña ( Spanish: La Coruña; Galician: A Coruña; also Corunna in English, and archaically The Groyne) is
• Los Limones del Caribe: indie rock/indie pop/post-rock group from El Ferrol led by Ferrol born Santi Santos active since the early 80s. Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene "Twee" redirects here For a definition of the word see its entry at wiktionary. Post-rock is a genre of Alternative rock characterized by the use of Musical instruments commonly associated with Rock music, but using Rhythms This article refers to Ferrol Galicia For other uses see Ferrol (disambiguation. This article refers to Ferrol Galicia For other uses see Ferrol (disambiguation. [6]
• Siniestro Total: one of the most well-known punk bands ever appeared in Spain. Siniestro Total is a Galician Punk rock group from Vigo ( Spain) Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• Los Piratas: pop/rock band from Vigo led by Iván Ferreiro, who started a successful solo career in 2003. For other meanings see Vigo (disambiguation Vigo is the largest city in Galicia, Spain, in terms of population Iván Ferreiro is a Galician Singer-songwriter born in Vigo. He was the voice leader and composer of the group Los Piratas.
• Os Resentidos: one of the most popular Galician bands of the 80s, leaded by Antón Reixa.

Football

Club teams

• Deportivo de La Coruña One of Spain's most successful football teams in recent years, from A Coruña
• Celta de Vigo Plays in Spain's Segunda División, from Vigo
• Racing de Ferrol Plays in Spain's Segunda División, from Ferrol
• CD Lugo from Lugo
• Pontevedra CF Plays in Spain's Segunda Division. Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the A Coruña ( Spanish: La Coruña; Galician: A Coruña; also Corunna in English, and archaically The Groyne) is Real Club Celta de Vigo Sociedad Anonima Deportiva is a Spanish football team from Vigo in Galicia. For other meanings see Vigo (disambiguation Vigo is the largest city in Galicia, Spain, in terms of population Racing Club de Ferrol (founded in 1917 is a Spanish football team from the city of Ferrol, Galicia near the port of A Coruña in north-western This article refers to Ferrol Galicia For other uses see Ferrol (disambiguation. Club Deportivo Lugo is a football team based in Lugo in the autonomous community of Galicia. Lugo is a city in northwestern Spain, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Pontevedra Club de Fútbol is a professional football team based in Pontevedra ( Galicia) It was a very successful football team in Spain in the 60's, from Pontevedra
• CD Ourense from Ourense
• SD Compostela from Santiago de Compostela
• Other teams

Holidays

• Día de San José (St. For other meanings see Pontevedra (disambiguation. Pontevedra is a city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. Club Deportivo Ourense is a football team based in Ourense in the autonomous community of Galicia. Ourense (Orense Galician: Ourense) is a city in northwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Ourense in Galicia. Sociedade Deportiva Compostela is a Spanish football team based in Santiago de Compostela in the autonomous community of Galicia. Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia and a UNESCO World The Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system and features 364 teams divided into 18 regional groups Joseph's Day) on March 19
• Día del Trabajo (May Day) on May 1
• Día das Letras Galegas (Galician Literature Day) on May 17
• Día da Patria Galega (Galician Day) also known as St. James the Apostle Day on July 25
• Día de Nuestra Señora (Day of Our Lady) on August 15

Political parties

• Partido Popular Galego (PPdeG) - Galician People's Party
• Partido dos Socialistas de Galicia-PSOE (PSdeG-PSOE) - Socialist Party of Galicia-Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
• Bloque Nacionalista Galego (BNG) - Galician Nationalist Bloc (Galician Independentist Party)
• Partido Galeguista (PG) - The Galician Party
• Esquerda Unida-Izquierda Unida (EU-IU) - United Left
• Frente Popular Galega (FPG) - Galician Popular Front
• Nós-Unidade Popular (Nós-UP) - People United (Galician Independentist Party)

See also

• Galician music
• Galician people
• Galician wine
• Nationalities in Spain
• Timeline of Galician History
• Way of St. James (Camiño de Santiago)

References

External links

• Irish genes from Galicia
• Walking the Camino de Santiago, A Guide The end of the Camino at Santiago and also Cape Finisterre
• Useful information about Galicia: history, sightseeing, St James' Way and lodgings
• Sobre a origem e significado das palavras Portugal e Galiza. On the origin and meaning of the names 'Portugal' and 'Galiza'.
• Photographs of Galicia

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