The Romani people in Spain are generally known as Gitanos

The Romani people in Spain are generally known as Gitanos. Spanish Romanies belong to the Iberian Kale Romani group, with smaller populations in Portugal (known as Ciganos) and southern France. They tend to speak Caló, which is basically Andalusian Spanish with numerous Romani loan words. Estimates of the Spanish Romani population fluctuate between 600,000 and 1,500,000, with the Spanish government’s estimating a number between 650,000 and 700,000.