Another Lesson in Spanish History

As most of you know I am an Irish American and my husband is a Spanish American. Well those 2 countries have a lot in common. 

In about 1000 BC, European Celts settled in north west Spain. The Iberians (a name that referenced people from the west and south of what is now Spain and Portugal) intermingled with the Celts. Remains of Celtic villages can still be seen in remote Galicia ( the northwestern portion of Spain).  

The climate of Galicia is temperate and rainy, but it is drier

 in the summer. You must remember the country is 

bordered by the Atlantic ocean to the north and west , and

 then the Mediterranean in the south-east. This makes the

 path of the Camino a mixture of mountains, desert and 

lush pastures. That sounds like Ireland to me!

Here is a tidbit from my sister Ann about Spain…

"a fun aside about Galicia, the north west province of Spain where Santiago.... is.....it is very green like Ireland and has celtic music as part of its heritage.....i have read that it is believed that a piece of Ireland broke off and floated down and attached itself to nw Spain-- thus the celtic influence.   So i guess you can think about Irish heritage as Vic goes for his spanish roots."

And while I was in western Ireland, I was once told that the people in Ireland that have black curly hair are called the Black Irish. It is thought that, this characteristic is the result of the Irish women mixing with the shipwrecked Spanish Armanda sailors. Research does not seem to support any part of this, but the mythology lives on….

Who knew? Ireland and Spain are linked in many ways. I love it. 

Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels 
without knowing it. heb.13.1