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The participation of Galicia ( Spain) in World War II was marked by its location on Spain's Atlantic coast [1] and its mines. Despite the neutrality of Spain during World War II, the country was affected due to its strategic location. The tungsten mines, such as the Mines of San Fins, were used for the Axis war industry.
Arms of the Kingdom of Galicia, illustrated in L´armorial Le Blancq, Bibliothèque nationale de France, 1560. The Kingdom of Galicia (Galician: Reino de Galicia, or Galiza; Spanish: Reino de Galicia; Portuguese: Reino da Galiza; Latin: Galliciense Regnum) was a political entity located in southwestern Europe, which at its territorial zenith occupied the entire northwest of the Iberian Peninsula.
The Parliament of Galicia ( Galician: Parlamento de Galicia) is the unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is formed by 75 deputies ( deputados ). Deputies are elected every four years in ordinary period, or extraordinarily upon dissolution and call of elections by the President of the Xunta of Galicia, by ...
Communist Movement of Galicia ( Galician: Movemento Comunista de Galiza, MCG) was a communist political party created in Galicia during the last years of the dictatorship of Franco as the Galician section of the Communist Movement, although in practice the MCG acted as an independent party. [1] The leaders of the MCG were Xesús Veiga Buxán ...
Nuevo Reino de Galicia ( New Kingdom of Galicia; Galician: Reino de Nova Galicia) or simply Nueva Galicia ( New Galicia, Nova Galicia) was an autonomous kingdom of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. [1] It was named after Galicia in Spain. Nueva Galicia's territory consisted of the present-day Mexican states of Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Colima ...
Ribeira, Galicia. / 42.567°N 8.983°W / 42.567; -8.983. Ribeira is the capital of the comarca of Barbanza, in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. The capital and most populous urban center is Santa Uxía de Ribeira. Another of its major points is the center of San Martin de Oleiros.
The president of the Regional Government of Galicia [1] ( Galician: Presidente da Xunta de Galicia, Spanish: Presidente de la Xunta de Galicia ), is the head of government of Galicia. The president leads the executive branch of the regional government . The current office is established under the Galician Statute of Autonomy.
Western and Eastern Galicia in the late 20th century (German-language map) Eastern Galicia (Ukrainian: Східна Галичина, romanized: Skhidna Halychyna; Polish: Galicja Wschodnia; German: Ostgalizien) is a geographical region in Western Ukraine (present day oblasts of Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil), having also essential historic importance in Poland.