Kingdom of Galicia

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The Kingdom of Galicia was a historical polity in northwestern Iberia that became an integral part of the Spanish Crown, known for its distinct cultural identity, medieval political significance, and strong Catholic traditions.


Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent kingdom of the Crown of Castile
constituent kingdom of the Spanish Monarchy
former monarchy
historical kingdom
associatedWith Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
surface form: Camino de Santiago

Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
surface form: Way of St. James
capital A Coruña
Lugo
Santiago de Compostela
continent Europe
ethnicGroup Galicia
surface form: Galicians
governmentType monarchy
hasBorderWith Atlantic Ocean
Kingdom of Asturias
Kingdom of León
Kingdom of Portugal
hasCity A Coruña
Lugo
Mondoñedo
Ourense
Santiago de Compostela
Tui
hasCulturalIdentity Galician culture
hasDiocese Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
Diocese of Lugo
Diocese of Mondoñedo
Diocese of Ourense
Diocese of Tui
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Middle Ages
integratedInto Crown of Castile as a constituent kingdom
Kingdom of Spain
knownFor distinct cultural identity
medieval political significance
strong Catholic traditions
language Galician
Galician-Portuguese
Latin
Spanish
locatedIn Iberian Peninsula
surface form: Iberia

northwestern Iberian Peninsula
locatedInPresentDay Galicia
surface form: Autonomous community of Galicia

Spain
partOf Crown of Castile
Habsburg Spain
surface form: Hispanic Monarchy

Spanish monarchy
surface form: Spanish Crown
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Roman Catholicism
sovereign King of Galicia

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of León borderedBy Kingdom of Galicia
Catholic Monarchy hasComponentTerritory Kingdom of Galicia
Galicia historicalEntity Kingdom of Galicia
Henry IV of Castile monarchOf Kingdom of Galicia
New Galicia namedAfter Kingdom of Galicia
Crown of Castile predecessor Kingdom of Galicia