Even at that time large sections of it were Lusitania ( Portugal south of Douro river and Extremadura in western Spain ), Gallaecia ( Northern Portugal and Galicia in Spain ), Celtiberia ( central Spain ), Baetica ( Andalusia ), Cantabria ( northwest Spain ) and the Vascones ( Basques ).

Alphonse began the territorial expansion of the small Christian kingdom from its first seat in the Peaks of Europe, advancing toward the west to Galicia and toward the south with continuous incursions in the Duero valley, taking cities and towns and moving their inhabitants to the safer northern zones.

The initial Asturian expansion is carried out mainly through Cantabrian territory ( from Galicia to Vizcaya ) and it will be necessary to wait until the reigns of Ordoño I and Alphonse III for the Kingdom of Asturias to take effective possession of the territories located south of the Cantabrian Mountains.

The autonomous community of Asturias is bordered by Cantabria to the east, by Castile and León to the south, by Galicia to the west, and by the Bay of Biscay to the north.

Castile and León borders on Asturias and Cantabria to the north ; Aragon, the Basque Country, and La Rioja to the east ; the autonomous community of Madrid and Castile – La Mancha to the southeast ; Extremadura to the south ; and Portugal and Galicia to the west.

Bagpipes in Spain are traditionally found across the north and centre, most notably in Asturias and Galicia, but also in León, Aragon, Extremadura, Zamora, the island of Majorca and the neighbouring areas of northern Portugal: Minho, Trás-os-Montes and, occasionally, in some regions south Douro river.

Chaves is in the extreme north of Portugal, bounded on the north by Galicia ( Spain ), on the east by the municipalities of Vinhais and Valpaços, on the south by the municipality of Vila Pouca de Aguiar and on the west by the municipalities of Montalegre and Boticas.

The river begins its course near Verín, Galicia flowing south to Portugal, in the historical provinces of Trás-os-Montes and Douro Litoral.

The main highway crossing the south of Galicia, the Autovia das Rias Baixas, crosses the Arnoia on one of the longest highway bridges in Spain and provides easy access to the town.

Between the years 1132 and 1140 it was the key in the wars against the expansion of Portugal, and thanks to its defense the south of Galicia was not absorbed into Portugal.

Galicia was held by her, while the south was held by Queen Isabella I. Joanna held court at Toro, and was considered a promising ruler by her courtiers, though too young.

In the east lay the Austrian share, the Lesser Polish kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria with the Free City of Kraków ( until 1846 ), and in the south the remaining Bohemian crown lands of Austrian Silesia, Moravia and Bohemia proper.

From there he quickly advanced south, staying close to the Vistula to control the situation and taking over large areas of Galicia, that is southern Poland that was controlled by Austria under the partitioning arrangement.

There are constant and frequent contacts – trade, dynastic marriages, religious pilgrimages, occasional raids and wars – with Galicia to the south, Aquitaine and Armorica to the east, Ireland to the north and Cornwall and Wales to the north-east, and even some contacts further afield ( North Africa, Rome, Egypt ).

Austria ceded Salzburg to Bavaria, West Galicia to the Duchy of Warsaw, Tarnopol district to the Russian Empire and Trieste and Croatia south of the Sava River to France ( see Illyrian provinces ).

The Suebi settled in Gallaecia ( modern Galicia and northern Portugal ), the Vandals and the Alans went south as far as Andalusia.

Although largely obsolete by contemporary standards, the fortress occupied a strategic position in the Polish lines and its defence could prevent German forces from crossing Polesia into Lesser Poland and Galicia to the south.

Drelies, a similar dish originating in south Russia and Galicia is mixed with soft-boiled eggs and vinegar when removed from the oven, and served hot.

By the end of November 1918, Polish forces controlled Lviv and the railroad linking Lviv to central Poland through Przmysl, while Ukrainians controlled the rest of Eastern Galicia east of the river San, including the areas south and north of the railroad into Lviv.

Gen. Szeptycki, commander of the Polish Northeast Front, had no strategic reserves, and some forces have been shuffled south to stop the Soviet offensive in Ukraine and Galicia.

In the south, in Galicia, General Semyon Budionny's Red Cavalry Army advanced far into the Polish rears, capturing Brodno and approaching Lwów and Zamość.

It is the administrative center of the Buchach Raion ( district ), and rests 135 km south east of Lviv, in the historic region of Galicia.

In fact, two paths crossed in the main square: from south to north up a path from Tierra de Montes, Orense and Portugal, where the herdsmen and pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela passed ; and east to west, from the lands of Deza, Trasdeza and the interior of Galicia, where herdsmen headed to the coast.

Ulex europaeus, gorse, common gorse, furze or whin is an evergreen shrub in the family Fabaceae, native to western Europe from the northerly point of the United Kingdom south to Portugal, and from the westerly point of the Republic of Ireland east to Galicia in Poland and Ukraine.

** Russian General Brusilov begins a major offensive in Galicia, initially advancing towards Lemberg.

While the British maintained their forces spread across the Caribbean between Portobelo and Cartagena, in Spain there was an event that would have a decisive value after: started from the gallego port of Ferrol Galicia vessels and San Carlos carrying Lieutenant General of the Royal Armies gift Sebastián de Eslava y Lazaga would replace Don Pedro Hidalgo as governor of Cartagena de Indias.

It resulted in a French victory under General Victor against Lieutenant General Joaquín Blake's Army of Galicia.

In the 19th century, the Kingdom of León declared war, together with Galicia and Asturias, against France, and organised the Junta General del Reino de León as its own government.

Following the German invasion of the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, the region of Eastern Galicia, formerly Polish territory which was invaded and annexed by the Soviet Union subsequent to the Nazi – Soviet pact, was incorporated into the General Government.

In Galicia, the uprising was on a smaller scale and was put down by General Ramón María Narváez.

* District Galicia, East Galicia, which was incorporated into the General Government and became its fifth district.

The Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia (, literally: Volhynian slaughter ;-Volyn tragedy ) were part of an ethnic cleansing operation carried out by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army ( UPA ) North in the Nazi-occupied regions of Volhynia ( Reichskommissariat Ukraine ) and UPA-South in Eastern Galicia ( General Government ) beginning in March 1943 and lasting until the end of 1944.

After the German attack on the Soviet Union in June 1941, the district of Białystok, which included the Białystok, Bielsk Podlaski, Grajewo, Łomża, Sokółka, Volkovysk, and Grodno Counties, was " attached to " ( not incorporated into ) East Prussia, whilst East Galicia ( Distrikt Galizien ), which included the cities of Lwów, Stanislawów and Tarnopol, was made part of the General Government.

In the General Elections of 22 June 1986, he obtained a seat in the Congress of Deputies as the head of the AP's list for Pontevedra, although he resigned in November to take up the post of vice-president of the Xunta of Galicia following the resignation of Xosé Luis Barreiro and the rest of the ministers.

In May 1988 he was elected General Secretary of the PA in Galicia during an extraordinary congress of the regional party.

** District Galicia, a district of the General Government during the World War II occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany

The newly founded progressive government promoted Riego to field marshal and made him Captain General of Galicia.

In 1840 Benedek was made a Major and aide to the General Commander of Galicia.

The Governor and Intendant of Nueva Galicia, General José de la Cruz, retreated to Durango to make a final effort in behalf of the royalist cause.

Ramiro sought support in Galicia, where he formed an army and advanced toward Oviedo.

Tecnopole, Technology Park of Galicia, situated in the outskirts of the city, is a 550. 000 square metre area with advanced services for companies with a technological basis and high innovating profile.

As the Leonese troops advanced they were followed by a process of repoblación, which consisted of repopulating the Meseta high plains, with people coming from Galicia and especially from Asturias and León.

In August 1914, at the start of the First World War, Russian forces defeated Austro-Hungarian forces in the opening engagements and advanced rapidly into Galicia.

As the Francoist troops advanced Rodríguez Castelao moved to Valencia-where he still had time to publish Galicia Martir and Atila en Galicia-and later moved to Barcelona.

Returning to Galicia in late 1935, Wiesenthal claimed he was finally allowed to enter Lviv Polytechnic and tried to earn the advanced degree that would allow him to practice architecture in Poland.