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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Galicians of Argentina

The Galicians of Argentina, numbering approximately 884,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Spanish diaspora community descended from migrants from Galicia who retain elements of Galician cultural heritage, language, and regional identity within the broader Argentine population. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Galician is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Galician

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Argentina
People Cluster: Spanish
Primary Language(s): Galician (glg)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 884,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG017339
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

80%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Galician
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Galician Speakers

Media Resources in Galician:

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Bible Resources in Galician:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Galicians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Galicians:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Galicians of Argentina

But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
readIsaiah 59:2

Pray that those who are separated from God will turn to Him in humility and repentance, seeking His forgiveness and the restoration of a right relationship with their Heavenly Father.

"O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me."
readJohn 17:25

Pray that the lost will come to know the Father and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent, and that they will be filled with His love and grace.

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
readPhilippians 1:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be assured that God will complete the good work He has begun in them until the day of Christ's return.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
read2 Corinthians 5:20

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will be His ambassadors, faithfully imploring people on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God through Jesus.

Galician Across Countries (ROP3 - 103161) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GaliciansPG017339GaliciansArgentina884,000Engaged yet UnreachedGalicianRoman Catholicism

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