The Celts

Galicia is not Spain... Because Galicia is not flamenco, bullfighting, tango and "ole". Galicia is a Celtic nation. Galicians are not an Iberian people but a Celtic one. We don't like flamenco. We have our own dances and music. We profoundly dislike bullfighting..
Celtic music from Galicia

Domingo Manfredi Cano states in his book "Geografica del Cante Jondo" that the port of Cádiz was an important stop-over point for ship travelers of the past. These visitors brought the songs and dances with them, many of which were adopted by the people of Cádiz and converted into flamenco. This, says Sr. Manfredi is what happened to the Farruca, which is nothing more than an Asturian dance strongly influenced by the Tangos of Cádiz... There are two schools of thought concerning the origin of Garrotín. One states that is has taken the same road as the Farruca.

The other school, led by Vicente Escudero, insists that the Garrotín is a creation of the gypsies of Lerida, in northern Spain. (If you have a look at Sr. Pohren's Flamenco family tree chart on Page 102, you will notice that not only Faruca and Garrotín is placed under the "Celtico" umbrella, but also Sevillanas and Fandango family of song forms.) The Art of Flamenco - D. E. Pohren The Galicians are Celts, first cousins to the Irish, Welsh, Scots, Cornish and Bretons and used to speak a language of the same family... They have many ancient customs in common with the Irish (their music sounds Irish too!) and the same laws of inheritance
Iberian Civilization - Anita Kelly, Ph. D.