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Sentence Examples Between 1621 and 1623, three new armadas were established in Flanders, Galicia and Gibraltar to support those in Cadiz and Lisbon. Chus Pato was born in Ourense, Galicia and is the most radical and important poet in Galician today. But the Ruthenians of Galicia had no wish to be ruled over by Poles and drew close to the Czechs in defence of Austro-Slavism. The coastline of Galicia has a ragged quality to it that takes the form of many bays and inlets which are known locally as rias. If, in addition, Russia takes Galicia, an early bath for Austria is on the cards. Simon Wiesenthal was born in Galicia, Ukraine, in 1908, an area which became part of Poland during the interwar years. Ben left England to be an English teacher in 2000 and started his career in Galicia, in northern Spain. The music endures and comforts, just as music endured and comforted in Ireland and Galicia during their years of misery. Galicia is a mountainous land of ever-present rain and mists and lush greenery. The region also has a long seafaring history and although other enterprises now prosper in Galicia, the fishing industry is a large employer and economic contributor. The Spanish press reports that she is originally from Galicia in northwest Spain. Galicia is one of three autonomous regions in Spain that have their own official languages in addition to Castilian Spanish, the national language. Although the team took a significant step towards the quarter-finals, the manager will know better than to think all was perfect in Galicia last night. Many people believe that this must be a local variety, for it certainly tastes nothing like the Torrontes grape from the Galicia region of north-west Spain. It is such a vital date in the musical calendar that artists from as far away as Galicia and Brittany time the release of new albums to coincide with it. In comparison to the other regions of Spain, the major economic benefit of Galicia is its fishing Industry. In July 1998 Arriva purchased Mercancia Ideal Gallego followed in September 1999 by Transportes Finisterre, both in Galicia. Its closest relative, Galician, has official status in the autonomous community of Galicia in Spain, together with Spanish. Initial Russian plans called for simultaneous invasions of Austrian Galicia and East Prussia. Flamenco grew in popularity through the 20th century, as did northern styles such as the Celtic music of Galicia. Show More Sentences Parts of the northern Iberian Peninsula, namely Galicia, Cantabria, Asturias and Northern Portugal, also lay claim to this heritage. Other areas not generally recognised as Celtic Nations, such as Galicia in Spain, also have communities of revivalist interest and activity. Galicia also started to experience a Celtic revival during the 20th century. The saltire is also the flag of Tenerife, the former flag of Galicia and the Russian Navy Ensign. The event as in other Celtic nations has been moving to July 1, which in Galicia is taken as a reference on the first Saturday of the same month. Aetius sent large numbers of Alans to both Armorica and Galicia following the defeat of Attila at the Battle of the Catalunian Plains. James to the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, in Galicia, Spain, where the shrine of the apostle James is located. Subsequently, there have been two more sightings in Benderlau, La Gomera and some other observations were reported in Portugal and Galicia. Various regional styles of folk music abound in Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, Castile, the Basque Country, Galicia, Cantabria and Asturias. Typical of the north are the traditional bag pipers or gaiteros, mainly in Asturias and Galicia. The Norman jarl Gundraed attacked Galicia with 100 ships and 8,000 warriors. James the Great were declared to have been found in Galicia, at Santiago de Compostela. This expansion also led to the independence of Galicia, as well as gaining overlordship over Gascony. Keeping with her reformation of the regulation of laws, in 1481 Isabella charged two officials with restoring peace in Galicia. The Governor also presided the Real Audiencia do Reino de Galicia, a royal tribunal and government body. The Romans were interested in Galicia mainly for its mineral resources, most notably gold. In 585, the Visigothic King Leovigild invaded the Suebic kingdom of Galicia and defeated it, bringing it under Visigoth control. In 1063, Ferdinand I of Castile divided his realm among his sons, and the Kingdom of Galicia was granted to Garcia II of Galicia. The Kingdom of Galicia, slipping away from the control of the King, responded with a century of fiscal insubordination. Galicia also suffered occasional slave raids by Barbary pirates, but not as frequently as the Mediterranean coastal areas. Show More Sentences The 1833 territorial division of Spain put a formal end to the Kingdom of Galicia, unifying Spain into a single centralized monarchy. Instead of seven provinces and a regional administration, Galicia was reorganized into the current four provinces. Following a referendum on a Galician Statute of Autonomy, Galicia was granted the status of an autonomous region. During the last decade of Franco's rule, there was a renewal of nationalist feeling in Galicia. Together with Cortegada Island, these make up the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park. Galicia is quite mountainous, a fact which has contributed to isolate the rural areas, hampering communications, most notably in the inland. For more than four centuries of Castilian domination, Spanish was the only official language in Galicia. The Xunta de Galicia is a collective entity with executive and administrative power. He or she is simultaneously the representative of the autonomous community and of the Spanish state in Galicia. It is estimated that Galicia has over a million named places, over 40,000 of them being communities. In 1883, Galicia was first connected by rail to the rest of Spain, by way of O Barco de Valdeorras. The names and memories of Codax and other popular cultural figures are well preserved in modern Galicia. The five dioceses of Galicia are divided among 163 districts and 3,792 parishes. It was the Romans who founded some of the first cities in Galicia like Lugo and Ourense. However, the most famous medieval architecture in Galicia had been using Romanesque architecture like most of Western Europe. The grape varieties used are local and rarely found outside Galicia and Northern Portugal. In addition, there is a DTT and internet channel, Son Galicia Radio, dedicated specifically to Galician music. The most widely distributed newspaper in Galicia is La Voz de Galicia, with 12 local editions and a national edition. Galicia has a long sporting tradition dating back to the early 20th century, when the majority of sports clubs in Spain were founded. Football aside, the most popular team sports in Galicia are futsal, handball and basketball. Show More Sentences In the field water sport Galician par excellence are the trainer, counting Galicia with representatives in the League of San Miguel trawlers. Galicia has a long established Rugby Federation that organises its own women's, children's and men's leagues. Galicia has also fielded a national side for friendly matches against other regions of Spain and against Portugal. A team of expat Galicians in Salvador, Brazil have also formed Galicia Rugby, a sister team of the local football club. A golden chalice enclosed in a field of azure has been the symbol of Galicia since the 13th century. The ancient flag of the Kingdom of Galicia was based mainly on its coat of arms until the 19th century. Gates of the Iron Age oppidum of San Cibrao de Las, one of the largest castros of Galicia. Galicia Peak in Vinson Massif, Antarctica is named after the autonomous community of Galicia. However, the Spanish continued to push into Zacatecas because of its silver wealth, making it a province of New Galicia. Later on he was sent to Galicia, in Spain, as a war correspondent in the Peninsular War. Leopold Sacher-Masoch was born in 1836 in Lemberg, the capital of Galicia, a province of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, now L'viv of Ukraine. The written word has no greater champion than Herr Besofsky from Galicia. Valladolid provides a kind of backdrop to exemplify the argument, but the author cites as well material from Galicia, New Castile, and Catalonia. Eisenman's project for Galicia summed up several years of research into fragmentation, striation, and interstitial space. Effects of infection by the protistan parasite Marteilia refringens on the reproduction of cultured mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis in Galicia. Galicia is a consultative observer of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries. Pilgrimages are still an important feature of country life, particularly in Ireland, Brittany and Galicia. The army also perpetrated ethnic cleansing of the Polish population of Volhynia and East Galicia. The flower, known as chorima in the Galician language, is considered the national flower of Galicia in NW Spain. The expedition moves on to Galicia, where the natives were oppressed by a foreign chieftain named Godfrey. Show More Sentences Under the direction of the Marquis of Sarria Spanish troops crossed from Galicia into Northern Portugal capturing several towns. Austrian Galicia, under the relatively lenient rule of the Habsburgs, became the centre of the nationalist movement. Thus, Eastern Galicia and Volhynia with their Ukrainian population became part of Ukraine. The Suevi established a kingdom in Gallaecia in what is today modern Galicia and northern Portugal. In 585 the Visigoths conquered the Suebic Kingdom of Galicia, and thus controlled almost all of Hispania. The Vikings extended their journeys all the way to the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, and on the way they raided Galicia. In 964, the Vikings arrived again in Galicia, because the own bishop of Mondonedo, Rosendo of Celanova, they had to face. From the various Germanic groups who settled in Western Iberia, the Suebi left the strongest lasting cultural legacy in what is today Portugal, Galicia and Asturias. Galicia is one of the more forested areas of Spain, but the majority of Galicia's plantations, usually growing eucalyptus or pine, lack any formal management. Austrian Cisleithania contained various duchies and principalities but also the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Dalmatia, the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. The Latin name of the Swiss Confederacy, Confoederatio Helvetica, harks back to the Helvetii, the name of Galicia to the Gallaeci and the Auvergne of France to the Averni. Apart from tree plantations Galicia is also notable for the extensive surface occupied by meadows used for animal husbandry, especially cattle, an important activity. On 21 September, Jaroslaw in Galicia was taken by the Russian army. Galicia has 262 inventoried species of vertebrates, including 12 species of freshwater fish, 15 amphibians, 24 reptiles, 152 birds, and 59 mammals. In Spain, the species occurs in Galicia, Leon, and Asturias. Being located on the Atlantic coastline, Galicia has a very mild climate for the latitude and the marine influence affects most of the province to various degrees. The autonomous community of Galicia has its own separate coast guard service, the Servizo de Gardacostas de Galicia or simply Gardacostas de Galicia. Participants come from Brittany, Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall, Wales, Cumbria, the Isle of Man, Cape Breton Island, Galicia, Asturias, Acadia, and the entire Celtic diaspora. He was born in Galicia and educated in the spirit of Hassidism. The ancient sources about the Carpi, before 104 AD, located them on a territory situated between the western side of Eastern European Galicia and the mouth of the Danube. Show More Sentences In addition to its coat of arms and flag, Galicia also has an own anthem. They also confined the Sueves to Galicia and northern Portugal. The 19th century saw the arrival of many more Ukrainians from Podolia and Galicia, as well as new communities, such as Lipovans, Bulgarians and Bessarabian Germans. Traditionally, Galicia depended mainly on agriculture and fishing. Three prominent examples are Els Segadors of Catalonia, Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia of the Basque Country, and Os Pinos of Galicia, all written and sung in the local languages. For well over a century Galicia has grown more slowly than the rest of Spain, due largely to a poor economy and emigration to Latin America and to other parts of Spain. Since 1999, the absolute number of births in Galicia has been increasing. The two cities with the greatest number of people of Galician descent outside Galicia are Buenos Aires, Argentina, and nearby Montevideo, Uruguay. During the Franco years, there was a new wave of emigration out of Galicia to other European countries, most notably to France, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Alfonso I also expanded his realm westwards conquering Galicia. In addition, a Brittonic legacy remains in England, Scotland and Galicia in Spain, in the form of often large numbers of Brittonic place and geographical names. Berbers were positioned in many of the most mountainous regions of Spain, such as the mountains of Granada, the Pyrenees, and the mountains of Cantabria and Galicia. Many were experienced seamen from the port of Palos in Andalusia and its surrounding countryside, as well as from the region of Galicia in northwest Spain. The Ottoman aviation squadrons fought on many fronts during World War I, from Galicia in the west to the Caucasus in the east and Yemen in the south. Despite Russia's success with the June 1916 Brusilov Offensive in eastern Galicia, dissatisfaction with the Russian government's conduct of the war grew. The Xunta de Galicia, the local devolved government, uses 'Galicia. Ecclesiastical architecture raised early in Galicia, and the first churches and monasteries as San Pedro de Rocas, began to be built in 5th and 6th centuries. The Spanish road system is mainly centralised, with six highways connecting Madrid to the Basque Country, Catalonia, Valencia, West Andalusia, Extremadura and Galicia. During the next century Galician noblemen took northern Portugal, conquering Coimbra in 871, thus freeing what were considered the southernmost city of ancient Galicia. The Republic offered political autonomy to the linguistically distinct regions of Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia and gave voting rights to women. Show More Sentences Nevertheless, in his Kingdom of Galicia the Galician language was the only language spoken, and the most used in government and legal uses, as well as in literature. By the spring of 1915, the Russians had retreated to Galicia, and, in May, the Central Powers achieved a remarkable breakthrough on Poland's southern frontiers. Curiously the Linnaeus name Pecten jacobeus is given to the Mediterranean scallop, while the scallop endemic to Galicia is called Pecten maximus due to its bigger size. At one site, Montefurado in Galicia, they appear to have built a dam across the river Sil to expose alluvial gold deposits in the bed of the river. The making and drinking of cider is traditional in several areas of northern Spain, mainly Galicia, the Principality of Asturias, Cantabria, and the Basque Country. After the battle was won, Aetius sent the Alans to Armorica and Galicia. Since 2011, several Gaelic football teams have been set up in Galicia. From 1990 to 2005, Manuel Fraga, former minister and ambassador in the Franco dictature, presided over the Galician autonomous government, the Xunta de Galicia. Alongside Asturias and Galicia, Cornwall is also recognised as one of the eight Celtic nations by the Isle of Man Government and the Welsh Government. The Polish army captured West Galicia following its earlier success. Genotypic diversity of culturable Vibrio species associated with the culture of oysters and clams in Galicia and screening of their pathogenic potential. Nevertheless, Galicia has some important environmental problems. Examples from Classical Literature Statistics are not available, because in Galicia they have not been kept from this point of view. There still remained the Russian agreement to cooperate in Galicia and the Bukovina. An immediate offensive was required, because she must hold Galicia at all cost. It was, of course, not to the interest of the Russians to mistreat the people of Galicia. He had come back to Galicia in the summer of 1914 to see his sister married. The ground-plan is a typal one here, and prevails more or less in all the early churches from Catalua to Galicia. As for the Austrians, they were in their own country when in Galicia. Bohemia, Moravia, Hungary and Galicia contain great numbers of them. In eastern Galicia the gunfire was lively only in the Brzezany sector. Galicia is to be the battleground between the two countries. The scene is laid among the Tatra Mountains, between Galicia and Hungary. They have yet to cross the range from Hungary back into Galicia. Lugo is an episcopal see, and was formerly the capital of Galicia. Petroleum is found in Galicia, where ozocerite is also raised. Find more words! 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