Galicia in a sentence

However, this brief period of independence meant that Galicia was fashioned as its own kingdom, and subsequent kings named their titles as king of Galicia and León, instead of merely king of León, even though Galicia was never to be independent again.

Administrative divisions Prior to the 1833 territorial division of Spain Galicia was divided into seven administrative provinces : The seven silver crosses on the coat of arms of Galicia refer to these seven historic provinces.

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.

Within Galicia are the Autopista AP-9 from Ferrol to Vigo and the Autopista AP-53 (also known as AG-53, because it was initially built by the Xunta de Galicia) from Santiago to Ourense.

After the event, it was revealed that the veteran, Yaroslav Hunka, fought with the Nazi unit known as the Waffen-SS Galicia Division and Rota eventually resigned amid international scrutiny.

Authorities in the Galicia region said public facilities were being introduced on the city’s beaches to mitigate the problem.

In August, the regions of Galicia, Asturias, and Cantabria received 47% more international tourists compared to the previous year, totalling 435,500 visitors.

Most recently, the Kollel Galicia endowment argued in 2019 that Nora’s absence from her house that year could clear the way for their eviction.

Orcas have been involved in a number of incidents involving sailing boats recently in the Strait of Gibraltar as well as off Portugal and Galicia in north-western Spain.

She also accused Galicia of sexually abusing both her sons after getting them drunk.

The Balearic islands, Cantabria, Asturias, Galicia, Extremadura and the Canary islands bucked the trend with a rise in turnout, while all other regions, particularly Catalunya, Madrid and the Basque Country have seen a decline.

The large LPV found abandoned this week in an estuary in Galicia, Spain is the third of its kind detected on that area of coastline.

The nutrient-rich silt of Galicia's chilly Atlantic estuaries -- known as rias -- is normally fertile ground but not after extended periods of heatwaves and abnormally heavy rainfall.

They steamrolled a 98-year old Ukrainian veteran because he fought the Russians as a member of Waffen-SS Galicia Division.

Count Roman Aleksandr Maria Szeptycki was born in 1865 in a village near L’viv in then-Austrian Galicia to a family descended from Ruthenian and Polish nobility.

She was a Spanish literature major at Escuela Normal Superior Nueva Galicia, Guadalajara Jalisco México and earned her Licenciatura en Espanol.

Shilanski & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Grupo Financiero Galicia during the 1st quarter worth $242,000.

The 16 year old Team Estrella Galicia 00 rider made a solid start to the weekend, placing his 250cc Honda on the front row in second place for the two races on Sunday.

The latter, from Galicia or Ukraine, settled in Bucharest after having lived in Moldavia.

Gerald Isaac Stiller was born in Brooklyn on June 8, 1927, the first of four children born to William Stiller, the son of immigrants from Galicia, and Bella (Citron) Stiller, who was born in Poland.