Queridos Alemanes-Bohemianos, \ There is no such place as Galacia Spain. There is a Galicia, Spain and they, the Gallegos, are aware of the other one or two areas in Europe, that bear that quite common name. The Gallegos speak the tongue of the home and region which is called Gallego in Spanish and is a separate Romance language akin more to Portuguese than the official Spanish which all learn in school. The Galician culture descends in many forms from the Celtic roots of the people and region. Many are unaware that this four province region of Spain has bagpipes and wooden shoes like other parts of northern Europe. very far removed from the stereotyped Spanish culture as found the South or Andalucian part of Spain. This region was named at least as far back as he Roman era and it is well known as the second most holy spot in Christian Europe from being the site of the tomb of ST, James the greater which is located in Santiago de Campostela which was the object of pilgrimages in Medieval times and, in fact, where Chaucer and his group were traveling to from Canterbury in old Geoff's days ,