Official language of spain is castilian

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Q - The official language of Spain is Castilian (Castellano), which is the language generally perceived to be "Spanish"; however, there are four other languages that share the status of co-official in the particular region in which they are used. These languages are:
Gallego
Eusquera
Catalán
Valenciano
Choose two languages and research about their origin, geographic location, and an interesting event or person from the region?

A - Galician Language originated from Vulgar Latin as a Western Romance language in the lands now in Galicia, Asturias and northern Portugal. The official position of the Galician Language Institute is that Galician and Portuguese should be considered independent languages, there many debating that they were the same. Over 3 million people speak the language in Galicia and Galicia communities around the world, Spain, and Europe. Óscar Pereiro is a professional road bicycle racer and winner of the 2006 Tour de France.
Valencian is technically classified as a dialect of the modern Catalan language. A peninsular romance language, Catalan is thought to have developed in the northeastern region of Spain now known as Catalonia. Modern-day Valencia is comprised of three provinces in southwestern Spain: Valencia, Alicante and Castellon. There are over 2.4 million people who speak this language. Saint Louis Bertrand, born 1 January 1526 - and died 9 October was a Spanish Dominican who preached in South America during the 16th century, and is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

Question -Provide a meaningful response to the answer above.

Criteria - No word limit and no page requirement.

References -
Blanco, Jose /Donley, Philip (2008). Vistas: Introduccion a la lengua espanola (3rd ed.). Vista Higher Learning, Boston, MA.

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