Gallegos
| Gallegos | |
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| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Galica |
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| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | Gallego (surname) |
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Gallegos is a Spanish surname. It is a regional name denoting someone from Galicia. Notable people with the surname include:
People
- Alphonse Gallegos (1931–1991), American Roman Catholic bishop
- Carlos Gallegos (1992), Mexican super middleweight professional boxer
- Chon Gallegos, American football player
- Deborah E. Gallegos, 2005 Chief Investment Officer for the Comptroller, NY City
- Eduardo Gallegos Mancera, Venezuelan physician, poet, writer and politician
- Erinea Garcia Gallegos, American educator and postmistress
- Felipe Gallegos, Chilean footballer
- Fernando Talaverano Gallegos (1563–1619), lawyer, Spanish administrator, temporary Chile governor
- Gracie Gallegos, mayor of Pico Rivera, California
- Joaquín Gallegos Lara (1911–1947), Ecuadorian novelist and essayist
- José Guadalupe Gallegos (1828–1867), NM legislator & sheriff, Civil War colonel
- José Manuel Gallegos (1815–1875), Catholic priest, NM legislator, member 42nd US Congress
- José Manuel Gallegos Rocafull (1895–1963), priest, theologian, and philosopher, Spain
- José Rafael Gallegos (1784–1850), Costa Rican head of state
- Luisa Gallegos (1929), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Mario Gallegos, Jr. (1950–2012), American politician from Texas
- Martin Gallegos, California State Assemblyman and chiropractor
- Neveah Gallegos (2004–2007), whose murder led to changes in Denver, Colorado, Dept Human Services
- Pedro de Répide Gallegos (1882–1947), Madrid-based writer and journalist
- Rómulo Gallegos (1884–1969), Venezuelan novelist and politician
- Sebastián Gallegos, Uruguayan footballer
- Tim Gallegos (contemporary), American rock musician
- Tony Gallegos (contemporary), American businessman and politician
Places
- Gallegos (Mieres), parish in Mieres, Asturias, Spain
- Gallegos, Segovia, village and municipality in the province of Segovia, Spain
- Gallegos de Solmirón, village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, Spain
- Río Gallegos, city in Santa Cruz, Argentina
- San Felices de los Gallegos, village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, Spain
Other
- Gallegos River (Rio Gallegos), in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina
- Rómulo Gallegos Prize, Venezuelan prize for literature
See also
- Gallego (disambiguation)
- Galicia (Spain), place of origin for Gallego and los Gallegos names for "those from Galicia"
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