Galeana

Galeana is a Mexican last name. Several municipalities in Mexico are named Galeana as a homage to Hermenegildo Galeana, a hero of the War of Independence.

Mexico

 * Galeana, Nuevo León, a municipality in the state of Nuevo León
 * Galeana, Chihuahua, a municipality in the state of Chihuahua
 * Hermenegildo Galeana, Chihuahua, a town in Galeana municipality, Chihuahua
 * Tecpan de Galeana (municipality), a municipality in the state of Guerrero, 100 km westwards along the coast from Acapulco
 * Tecpan de Galeana, the main city of the municipality of Tecpán de Galeana
 * Hermenegildo Galeana, Puebla, a municipality in the state of Puebla
 * Tuzamapan de Galeana, a municipality in the state of Puebla

People

 * Hermenegildo Galeana (1762–1814), hero of the Mexican War of Independence
 * Benita Galeana (1903–1995), Mexican writer and activist
 * Hortensia Galeana Sánchez (born 1955), Mexican mathematician
 * Carlos Alberto Galeana (born 1988), Mexican footballer

Other

 * Galeana (moth), a genus of moths
 * Galeana (plant), a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae
 * ARM Hermenegildo Galeana, two ships of the Mexican Navy