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 Palestine, where it produced authors and other celebrities, among them the following:
