What was the language of Galicia in 1848?

Answer 1

At that time Galician-Portuguese (Galicia's native language) was the language of the overwhelming majority of the population. However, Spanish was the only official language, although it was only spoken fluently and as a first language by small minorities in urban areas.

Answer 2

Spanish is spoken as a second language by the majority of the population but the native language of most is Galician which is more similar to Portuguese than Spanish.

Galician in Galician is galego and in Spanish gallego.