Galante (pedigree)
Galante was a Jewish family which flourished at the beginning of the 16th century in Rome, and the head of which, Mordecai, was a Spanish exile of the Angel family. His courteous manners won for him from the Roman nobles the surname "Galantuomo", a name which the family retained. About this time the family settled in the Land of Israel, where it produced authors and other celebrities, among them the following:
- Abraham ben Mordecai Galante -
- Moses ben Mordecai Galante -
- * Jonathan ben Moses Galante -
- ** Moses ben Jonathan Galante -, was the first Rishon LeZion.
- Mordecai Galante -
- * Moses Galante -