Over 325,000 Galicians living abroad have the right to vote in next month’s Spanish general election. Did you know that there has been so much emigration from Galicia to Argentina over the years that Spanish immigrants in general are known as Gallegos?
Below are the ten countries with the highest number of Galician emigrants:
Argentina (116, 682)
Venezuela (33,109)
Switzerland (29,253)
Brazil (29,156)
Uruguay (28,438)
France (16,057)
Germany (13,356)
UK (10,033)
USA (9,397)
Cuba (9,516)
Source – La Opinion 29th Jan. 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Cheers
As you may have noticed, there are no shortage of cafes, bars and restaurants in Spain. A report published at the end of last year, tells us that Cyprus is the only EU country with more bars per head of population. Galicia is the Spanish region with the third highest number of bars per person, with a bar for every 165.1 people. But Galicia’s neighbours have even more choice. Asturias has a bar for every 163.9 inhabitants and Castilla y León comes in second (164.9). However, the larger region of Andalusia has the most bars (35,981).
In culinary terms, Catalonia has the highest number of restaurants (11,564, although this figure also includes cafes) and for your fill of caffeine, the Valencian community has plenty of choice, with 2,324 cafes.
Source – Mercasa and INE. Info published in the Galician language daily, De lunes a venres.
In culinary terms, Catalonia has the highest number of restaurants (11,564, although this figure also includes cafes) and for your fill of caffeine, the Valencian community has plenty of choice, with 2,324 cafes.
Source – Mercasa and INE. Info published in the Galician language daily, De lunes a venres.
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