Galeana is a Mexican last name. Several municipalities in Mexico are named Galeana as a homage to Hermenegildo Galeana, a 19th-century Mexican liberal.
Places
Mexico
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Galeana, Nuevo León: A municipality in the state of Nuevo León
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Galeana, Chihuahua: A municipality in the state of Chihuahua
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Hermenegildo Galeana, Chihuahua, a town in Galeana municipality, Chihuahua
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Tecpán de Galeana (municipality): a municipality in the state of Guerrero, 100 km westwards along the coast from Acapulco
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Tecpán de Galeana Tecpán may refer to:
*Tecpán Guatemala, a municipality in Chimaltenango
*Tecpán de Galeana (municipality)
Tecpan de Galeana is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in south-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Tecpan de Galeana. ...
, a city in the municipality of Tecpán de Galeana
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Hermenegildo Galeana
Hermenegildo Galeana (13 April 1762 – 27 June 1814) was a hero of the Mexican War of Independence, one of six brothers who fought in the insurgency. Galeana was considered the right-hand man of secular priest and leader of independence, José M ...
, a municipality in the state of Puebla, Mexico
People
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Carlos Alberto Galeana, (born 1988), a Mexican footballer
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Hermenegildo Galeana
Hermenegildo Galeana (13 April 1762 – 27 June 1814) was a hero of the Mexican War of Independence, one of six brothers who fought in the insurgency. Galeana was considered the right-hand man of secular priest and leader of independence, José M ...
, (1762-1814), a hero of the Mexican War of Independence
Other
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Galeana (moth), a genus of moths
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Galeana (plant)
''Galeana'' is a genus of Mesoamerican flowering plants in the daisy family.La Llave, Pablo de. 1824. Novorum Vegetabilium Descriptiones 1: 12
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* '' Galeana hastata'' La Llave - Veracruz
* '' Galeana pratensis'' (Kunth) Rydb. - Mexico ...
, a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae
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ARM Hermenegildo Galeana, two Mexican navy ships
See also
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