Origin of The Name
The Romans named the entire region north of that river, where the Castro culture existed, in honour of the Castro people that settled in the area of Calle — the Callaeci, later the Roman Portus Calle, today's Porto. Thus, a Roman province, known as Callaecia (Greek: Καλλαικία) or Gallaecia, was later created.
The names "Callaici" and "Calle" are the origin of today's: Gaia, Galicia, and the "Gal" root in "Portugal", among many other placenames in the region.
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