History of Galicia - Article Index

Encyclopedia - History Of Galicia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Galicia - Old Age
History of Galicia - Celtic Gallaecia. Main article Celtic Gallaecia. According the the first-century Geographer Strabo, the settlers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Galicia: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Galicia - The Suebic Kingdom
The Suebic kingdom of Galicia lasted from 410 to 584 and seems to have enjoyed relatively stable government for most of that time. Histor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suebi: Encyclopedia Ii - Suebi - Early History
2000 years ago the Baltic Sea was known to the Romans as the Mare Suebicum. Partially because of his unfamiliarity with the various Germa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suebi: Encyclopedia Ii - Suebi - Early History
2000 years ago the Baltic Sea was known to the Romans as the Mare Suebicum. Partially because of his unfamiliarity with the various Germa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suebi: Encyclopedia Ii - Suebi - Sueve Kingdom Of Gallaecia
The Sueve kingdom in Gallaecia was established at 410 and lasted until 584 after a century of slow decline. Unlike the Ostrogoth kingdom ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suebi: Encyclopedia Ii - Suebi - Suebic Kingdom Of Gallaecia
The Suebic kingdom in Gallaecia lasted from 410 to 584 and seems to have enjoyed relatively stable government for most of that time. Hist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Galicia: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Galicia - Asturian Kings Of Galicia
On the death of Alfonso III of Asturias, his kingdom was divided between the orginal Asturias (including Cantabria), Galicia, and the new...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galicia Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Galicia Spain - History
The name Galicia comes from the Latin name Gallaecia, associated with the name of the ancient Celtic tribe that resided above the Douro r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galicia Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Galicia Spain - History
The name Galicia comes from the Latin name Gallaecia, associated with the name of the ancient Celtic tribe that resided above the Douro r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galicia Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Galicia Spain - Language
The spoken languages are Galician (Galician: Galego or Gallego), the local national language derived from Latin and Spanish (castellano o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galicia Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Galicia Spain - Geography
Since 1833, Galicia has been divided in four administrative provinces: A Coruña, Ourense, Pontevedra, and Lugo. The main cities are Vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galicia Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Galicia Spain - Geography
Since 1833, Galicia has been divided in four administrative provinces: A Coruña, Ourense, Pontevedra, and Lugo. The main cities are Vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galicia Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Galicia Spain - Galicia Or Galiza
Galiza and Galicia are two officially recognized spellings of the country's name in Galician. The Roman name for the region (the oldest r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galicia Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Galicia Spain - Language
The spoken languages are Galician (Galician: Galego or Gallego), the local national language derived from Latin, Leonese in some parts of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Galicia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Galicia - Contemporary Galicia
Galician nationalist and federalist movements arose in the nineteenth century, and after the Second Spanish Republic was declared in 1931...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Galicia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Galicia - Medieval Galicia
History of Galicia - Visigothic Kingdom. With the Catholicization of the Visigothic kings, the Catholic bishops increased in power, unt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Galicia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Galicia - Prehistory
History of Galicia - The Megalithic culture. The Iberian Peninsula has been inhabited for at least 500,000 years, first by Neanderthals...   » Read the article