History. Galicia’s name is derived from the Celtic Gallaeci, who lived there when the region was conquered by the Roman legions about 137 bce. In Roman and Visigothic times …

Galicia was late to catch the tourism boom that has swept Spain in recent decades, but the coastal regions (especially the Rías Baixas and Santiago de Compostela) are now significant …

With the arrival of the Hungarians into the heart of the Central European Plain around 899, Slavic tribes of Vistulans, White Croats, and Lendians found themselves under …

These provinces are: Lugo, Ourense, A Coruna and Pontevedra. In addition to the regional capitol of Galicia, each of these provinces has its own provincial capitol city. Historically, Galicia was …

1065 - Independence of the Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal is proclaimed under the rule of Garcia II of Galicia. 1070 - Count Nuno Mendes of Portugal rises against King Garcia II of …

In the vast task of modernizing the kingdom to best leverage its human and natural resources, Galician societies and academies played a prominent role, such as the Academy of Agriculture …

In 1836, Galicia saw the first recorded significant emigration from Galicians to the western world. When Spain founded Mexico, Uruguay, and Chile, emigrants began to move to these areas …

But evidence suggests that the Celts traveled beyond the northern islands, all the way down to the sunny shores of northwest Spain. The autonomous region of Galicia, Spain, is the seventh …

January 16, 2013 By International Lodging Corporation. Gallego is the official language of the region of Galicia in Spain, and is spoken by about 4 million people. Gallego traces its roots …