What is "gallego"

Gallegan \Gal*le"gan\ (g[a^]l*l[=e]"gan), Gallego \Gal*le"go\ (g[a^]l*l[=e]"g[-o] or g[.a]*ly[=a]"g[-o]), n. [Sp. Gallego.] A native or inhabitant of Galicia, in Spain; a Galician.

Gallego may refer to:

• Gallego (surname)
• Galician language, the language spoken in northwestern Spain
• Gállego (river), a tributary of the Ebro, a river in the north of Spain
• Del Gallego, Camarines Sur, a municipality in the Philippines
• Gallego (footballer) or Francisco Fernández Rodríguez, Spanish football player
• The Galician Pony, also known as the Gallego horse, or Caballo de pura raza gallega

Francisco Fernández Rodríguez (born 4 March 1944 at Puerto Real), nicknamed Gallego, is a former Spanish footballer, in the defender position.

During his club career, Gallego played for Sevilla FC (1961–65, 1975–80, with 185 first division matches and 9 goals) and FC Barcelona (1965–75, adding a further 248 games with 17 goals). He won the 1973–74 national championship.

Gallego earned 36 caps for the Spain national football team and played in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

The Gállego is a river in Aragon, Spain, one of the main tributaries of the Ebro River. It has a watershed of over , with a total length of .

The river has its source at in Col d'Aneu, Pyrenees, not far from the Col du Pourtalet. It then flows in the Tena Valley through the municipalities of Sallent de Gállego, Panticosa and Biescas. Starting from Sabiñánigo it forms a wide elbow until Triste, from which it continues in its primitive north-south direction until flowing into the Ebro near Zaragoza.

The main tributaries of the Gállego in its upper basin are the Aguas Limpias, Caldarés, Escarra, Lana Mayor and Aurín. In the medium and lower basin, they include Guarga, Seco, Asabón and Sotón.

The river's waters are subject to extensive regulation and derivation during its course, thus when it flows into the Ebro its discharge is just some 10 percent of its natural discharge.

This river gives its name to the Alto Gállego comarca of Aragon.

Gallego is a Spanish surname. It is a regional name denoting someone from Galicia. Notable people with the surname include:

• Américo Gallego, Argentine footballer
• Antonio Gallego Gallego, Spanish musicologist
• Blas Gallego, Spanish artist
• Fernando Gallego (born c. 1440), Spanish painter
• Gerald and Charlene Gallego, a married couple who committed serial murders from 1978-80
• José Gallego (footballer born 1923), Spanish footballer who played in England in the 1950s
• José Gallego (footballer born 1959), Spanish footballer with Athletic Bilbao
• Mike Gallego (born 1960), American baseball player and coach
• Pete Gallego, Texas politician
• Ricardo Gallego, Spanish footballer
• Ruben Gallego (born 1979), American politician
• Rubén Gallego (born 1968), Russian writer

Category:Spanish-language surnames