Fillos de Galicia is a

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and

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that focuses on the Galician culture and

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. The site focuses on promoting unity between

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and the Galician diaspora. The community is a hub that provides information about the

Galician language Galician ( , ), also known as Galego (), is a Iberian Romance languages, Western Ibero-Romance language. Around 2.4 million people have at least some degree of competence in the language, mainly in Galicia (Spain), Galicia, an Autonomo ...

or finding relatives in Galicia using the
Atopadoiro
'. Fillos.org is one of the most popular websites regarding Galicia and its diaspora.

History

Fillos de Galicia was started in 1997 by Manuel Casal Lodeiro, son of Galician emigrants. Since its inception, the portal has been growing. The supporting association spawned sister sites dealing with specific themes relating to Galicians.

Statistics

As of 2010, more than 6700 users had registered, from over 70 countries. Most are between ages 30 and 60. Over 1500 live in

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, with sizable populations in

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and

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. Over half are either born in Galicia or children of Galicians. Another 1200 are grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Galicians. Of all the users, 60 are paying members called ''socios'' in Spanish. During 2012, the site experienced 339.499 visits. An average of 1.5 pages were visited each month by guests, coming from 29,000 visits per month.

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External links

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) * (social bookmarking) * (categorization of traditional Galician names) * (web portal for Galician organizations all around the world)
Rede Galega
(Internet services for Galician nonprofits)
Planeta Galego
(Galician diaspora

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ecological disaster) * (Fund-raising & net.art project) Culture of Galicia Web portals {{Galicia-stub