So far, however, the rest of Ukraine has shown little interest in the Galicians' patriotism.

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Basques and Catalans think themselves distinct nations, as, to a lesser extent, do Galicians.

ECONOMIST: A survey of Spain

For Catalans, Aragonese, Galicians and Basques, it was an amalgam of which Castile, the imperial centre, was just one part.

BBC: Eurozone crisis: Catalonia's place in Spain

That leaves the Galicians in a pickle.

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