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Cantabria is an autonomous community of Spain, containing one province (also called Cantabria). Image File history File links Flag_of_Cantabria. ...
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The port city of Santander is the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria situated on the north coast of Spain between Asturias (to the west) and the Basque Country (to the east). ...
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Himno de Cantabria (or Himno a la montaña) is the anthem of the Spanish autonomous community of Cantabria. ...
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Spains fifty provinces (provincias) are grouped into seventeen autonomous communities (comunidades autónomas), in addition to two African autonomous cities (ciudades autónomas) (Ceuta and Melilla). ...
In addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces. ...
Capital Santander Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 15th 5 321 km² 1. ...
It borders to the east on the Basque Country (province of Vizcaya), to the south on Castile and León (provinces of León, Palencia, and Burgos), to the west on Asturias, and to the north on the "Cantabrian Sea", the local designation for the part of the Bay of Biscay that lies off its coast.. Capital Vitoria-Gasteiz Official languages Basque and Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 14th 7 234 km² 1,4% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 7th 2 124 846 4,9% 293,73/km² Demonym – English – Spanish – Basque Basque vasco/a euskal herritar, euskaldun GDP GDP/Cápita 30. ...
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Capital Valladolid Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 1st 94,223 km² 18,6% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 6th 2,510,849 5. ...
León province León (Llión in Asturian-leonese language) is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. ...
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Burgos province Burgos Coat of Arms Flag of Burgos province Burgos is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. ...
Capital Oviedo Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 10th 10 604 km² 2,1% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 13th 1 076 635 2,4% 101,53/km² Demonym – English – Asturian – Spanish asturian asturianu asturiano Statute of Autonomy January 11, 1982 Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate seats 8 2...
Map of the Bay of Biscay. ...
Santander functions as the capital of Cantabria. The port city of Santander is the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria situated on the north coast of Spain between Asturias (to the west) and the Basque Country (to the east). ...
Cantabria shares the National Park Picos de Europa (in the Picos de Europa mountain range) with Asturias and León. The Picos de Europa is a range of mountains some 20km far inland from the northern coast of Spain. ...
Capital Oviedo Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 10th 10 604 km² 2,1% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 13th 1 076 635 2,4% 101,53/km² Demonym – English – Asturian – Spanish asturian asturianu asturiano Statute of Autonomy January 11, 1982 Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate seats 8 2...
León province León (Llión in Asturian-leonese language) is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. ...
Etymology
In pre-Roman times the people known as Cantabri inhabited Cantabria. The name has no connection with Cantabrigia, a Latinate version of Cambridge. Many different authors have written about the origins of the name Cantabria, including Isidore of Seville, Julio Caro Baroja, Aureliano Fernández Guerra, Joaquín Gonzalez Echegaray, and Adolf Schulten. No consensus on the matter exists, but many experts suggest a derivation from the Celtic root cant-, meaning "rock" or "stone", and from the suffix -abr, used frequently in Celtic regions. From this we can deduce that the word "cántabro" means "dwelling in the mountains", referring to the rugged terrain of Cantabria. Cantabri was an ancient tribe which inhabited the north coast of Spain near Santander and Bilbao and the mountains behind a district hence known as Cantabria. ...
Map of the Cambridgeshire area (1904) The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ...
Saint Isidore of Seville (in Spanish San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla) (Cartagena, Spain, about 560 - April 4, 636) was Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and has the reputation of being one of the great scholars of the early middle ages. ...
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Geography Area: 5.321 km2 Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
Transportation:
- Freeways/motorways: Autovía del Cantábrico (A-8), Autovía de la Meseta (under construction), N-623.
- Seaport: Puerto de Raos (Santander)
- Airport: Aeropuerto de Parayas (Santander)
Climate: Cantabria has a reputation for a rainy and cool Seattle-like climate.
Dukedom of Cantabria
Economy GDP (2002): € 8,911.5 million. The euro (plural euro, symbol: €; banking code: EUR) is the official currency of the European Union and single currency for over 300 million Europeans in the following twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain; collectively also known as...
Population Statistics - 549,690 people in the 2003 census, representing 1.29% of the population of Spain.
- Population density 103.31 people/km2
- Life expectancy: 75 years for men, 83 years for women.
Demonyms 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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- Cántabro/a and cantábrico - we generally use "Cantabrian" for people and things, and "Cantabric" for places.
- Montañés - literally "Mountainese", but English-speakers do not use this term.
- Santanderino/a - this refers specifically to residents of Santander, but often applies to other Cantabrians as well: before 1981 the entire Cantabric area formed the Province of Santander.
1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Famous Cantabrians Historical Figures: - Corocotta, Pedro, Duke of Cantabria, Alfonso I, Beato de Liébana, Iñigo de Mendoza, Juan de la Cosa, Juan de Escobedo, Juan de Herrera, Bárbara de Blomberg, Juan Francisco de Güemes, Francisco Rávago, Francisco Antonio Cagigal de la Vega, Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla, Pedro Velarde, Angel Herrera Oria.
Art and Literature: Corocotta was a Cantabri leader during the 1st century BC. His great acheivement was the union of the disperse Cantabri clans in an alliance against the invading Roman armies, to the great exasperation of the powerful empire. ...
Alfonso I was a King of Asturias (739-757) He is said to have married Ormesinda, daughter of Pelayo, who was raised on the shield in Asturias as king of the Visigoths after the Moorish conquest. ...
Juan de la Cosa Juan de la Cosa (c. ...
El Escorial Juan de Herrera (b. ...
Defensa del Parque de ArtillerÃa de Monteleón by JoaquÃn Sorolla y Bastida depicts Pedro Velardes last stand. ...
- Marcelino Menéndez Pelayo, José María de Pereda, Manuel Llano, Pancho Cossío, José María de Cossío,Gerardo Diego, Rafael de Floranes, Agustín Riancho, Ataúlfo Argenta, Concha Espina, José Hierro.
Science and Technology: José MarÃa de Pereda (February 6, 1833, Polanco—March 1, 1906, Polanco) was one of the most distinguished of modern Spanish novelists. ...
Statue of Gerardo Diego in Santander Gerardo Diego (3 October 1896 – 8 July 1987) was a Spanish poet and member of the Generation of 27. ...
Ataúlfo Argenta Maza (born Castro Urdiales, Spain, November 19, 1913; died Los Molinos, Madrid, January 21, 1958) was a Spanish conductor. ...
Concha MarÃa de la Concepción Jesusa Basilisa Espina is a writer born in Santander, Cantabria, Spain in 1869 and died in Madrid, Spain, in 1955. ...
Sports: Leonardo Torres y Quevedo (28 December 1852 – 18 December 1936), usually Leonardo Torres Quevedo in Spanish-speaking countries, was a Spanish engineer and mathematician of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. ...
 Panoramic view of a meadow in Cantabria.
Francisco Gento López (born October 21, 1933 in Guarnizo, Santander) was a Spanish football player. ...
Carlos Alonso González Santillana is a former football player for Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, who is regarded as one of the best strikers and headers in Spanish football. ...
José Manuel Abascal (born March 17, 1958 in Alceda, Cantabria) was a Spanish 1500 metres runner who the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. ...
Severiano Seve Ballesteros (born 9 April 1957 in Pedreña, Spain) is a Spanish golfer who was one of the sports leading figures in the 1980s and 1990s. ...
Iván Helguera BujÃa (born March 28, 1975 in Santander) is a Spanish football (soccer) defender, who currently plays for Real Madrid of La Liga. ...
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Autonomous communities of Spain. ...
Motto: Dominator Hercules Fundator AndalucÃa por sÃ, para España y la humanidad (Andalusia for herself, for Spain, and for humanity) Capital Seville Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 2nd 87 268 km² 17,2% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 1st 7 478 432 17,9% 85,70...
Capital Zaragoza Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 4th 47 719 km² 9,4% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 11th 1 269 027 2,9% 26,59/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Aragonese aragonés Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166-2 AR Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate...
Capital Oviedo Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 10th 10 604 km² 2,1% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 13th 1 076 635 2,4% 101,53/km² Demonym – English – Asturian – Spanish asturian asturianu asturiano Statute of Autonomy January 11, 1982 Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate seats 8 2...
Capital Palma de Mallorca Official languages Catalan and Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 17th 4 992 km² 1,0% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 14th 916 968 2,2% 183,69/km² Demonym – English – Catalan – Spanish Balearic balear balear Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983 ISO 3166...
Capital Vitoria-Gasteiz Official languages Basque and Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 14th 7 234 km² 1,4% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 7th 2 124 846 4,9% 293,73/km² Demonym – English – Spanish – Basque Basque vasco/a euskal herritar, euskaldun GDP GDP/Cápita 30. ...
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Capital Toledo Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 3rd 79 463 km² 15,7% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 9th 1 782 038 4,3% 22,43/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Castilian-Manchego castellano-manchego Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166-2 CM Parliamentary representation – Congress seats...
Capital Valladolid Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 1st 94,223 km² 18,6% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 6th 2,510,849 5. ...
Capital Barcelona Official languages Catalan and Spanish In Val dAran, also Aranese. ...
Capital Mérida Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 5th 41 634 km² 8,2% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 13th 1 073 050 2,6% 25,77/km² Demonym – English – Spanish — extremeño/a, castúo Statute of Autonomy February 26...
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Capital Madrid Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 12th 7 995 km² 1,6% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 3rd 5 964 143 13,5% 745,98/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Madrilenian madrileño/a Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983 ISO 3166-2 M Parliamentary representation – Congress seats...
Capital Murcia Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 9th 11 313 km² 2,2% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 10th 1 226 993 2,9% 108,46/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Murcian murciano/a Statute of Autonomy June 9, 1982 ISO 3166-2 MU Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate...
Navarre (Spanish Navarra, Basque Nafarroa) is an autonomous community in Spain. ...
Capital Logroño Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 16th 5 045 km² 1,0% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 17th 301 084 0,7% 59,68/km² Demonym – English – Spanish — riojano/a Statute of Autonomy June 9, 1982 Parliament – Congress seats – Senate seats 4 1 President Pedro Sanz...
Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Polaco) and Castilian (Spanish) Area – total – % of Spain Ranked 8th 23,255 km² 4. ...
In addition to its autonomous communities, Spain has five plazas de soberanÃa (places of sovereignty) near Morocco administrated directly by Madrids Government. ...
Area – Total 28 km² Population – Total (2005) – Density 75,276 2688. ...
Area – Total 20 km² (8 mi²) Population – Total (2005) – Density 65,488 3274. ...
In addition to its autonomous communities, Spain has five plazas de soberanÃa (places of sovereignty) near Morocco administrated directly by Madrids Government. ...
19th-century Spanish map showing the Chafarinas Islas Chafarinas is a group of three small islands located in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Morocco, 48 km (30 mi) to the east of Melilla and 3. ...
19th-century Spanish map showing the Peñón de Alhucemas Peñón de Alhucemas, or Lavender Rock, is one of the Spanish territories in North Africa off the Moroccan coast, along with the coastal enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, the island of Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera...
19th-century Spanish map showing the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera is one of the Spanish territories on North Africa off the Moroccan coast (Plazas de soberanÃa), along with the coastal enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, the island...
In addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces. ...
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Ãlava province Ãlava (Basque: Araba) is a province of northern Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. ...
Albacete province Albacete is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. ...
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AlmerÃa province AlmerÃa is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ...
Capital Oviedo Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 10th 10 604 km² 2,1% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 13th 1 076 635 2,4% 101,53/km² Demonym – English – Asturian – Spanish asturian asturianu asturiano Statute of Autonomy January 11, 1982 Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate seats 8 2...
Ãvila province Ãvila is a province of western Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. ...
Badajoz is a province of western Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Extremadura. ...
Barcelona is a province of eastern Spain, in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia. ...
Burgos province Burgos Coat of Arms Flag of Burgos province Burgos is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. ...
Cáceres province Cáceres is a province of western Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Extremadura. ...
Cádiz province Cádiz is a province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia, being the southernmost point of continental Western Europe. ...
Capital Santander Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 15th 5 321 km² 1. ...
Castellón province Castellón (Spanish) or Castelló (Catalan/Valencian) is a province in the northern part of the Valencian Country, Spain. ...
Area – Total 28 km² Population – Total (2005) – Density 75,276 2688. ...
Ciudad Real is a province of central Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile_La Mancha. ...
Cordoba province Córdoba is a province of southern Spain, in the north-central part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ...
Cuenca province Cuenca is a province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. ...
Girona province Girona (Catalan:Girona;Spanish: Gerona) is a province of eastern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. ...
Granada is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ...
Guadalajara is a province of central Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. ...
Guipúzcoa province Guipúzcoa (Basque Gipuzkoa, Spanish Guipúzcoa, in English sometimes as Guipuscoa) is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. ...
Huelva province Huelva is a province of southern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ...
Huesca province Huesca is a province of northern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Aragon. ...
Capital Palma de Mallorca Official languages Catalan and Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 17th 4 992 km² 1,0% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 14th 916 968 2,2% 183,69/km² Demonym – English – Catalan – Spanish Balearic balear balear Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983 ISO 3166...
Jaén province Jaén is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ...
A Coruña province Corunna (in Galician A Coruña, in Spanish La Coruña) is a province of extreme northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. ...
Capital Logroño Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 16th 5 045 km² 1,0% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 17th 301 084 0,7% 59,68/km² Demonym – English – Spanish — riojano/a Statute of Autonomy June 9, 1982 Parliament – Congress seats – Senate seats 4 1 President Pedro Sanz...
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León province León (Llión in Asturian-leonese language) is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. ...
Lleida province Lleida is a province of eastern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. ...
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Capital Madrid Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 12th 7 995 km² 1,6% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 3rd 5 964 143 13,5% 745,98/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Madrilenian madrileño/a Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983 ISO 3166-2 M Parliamentary representation – Congress seats...
Málaga province The Province of Málaga (Spanish Provincia de Málaga) is located on the southern coast of Spain, in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. ...
Area – Total 20 km² (8 mi²) Population – Total (2005) – Density 65,488 3274. ...
Capital Murcia Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 9th 11 313 km² 2,2% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 10th 1 226 993 2,9% 108,46/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Murcian murciano/a Statute of Autonomy June 9, 1982 ISO 3166-2 MU Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate...
Navarre (Spanish Navarra, Basque Nafarroa) is an autonomous community in Spain. ...
Map of Ourense Ourense ( Castilian, Ourense) is a province of northwestern Spain, in the southeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. ...
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Segovia province Segovia is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. ...
Sevilla province Sevilla is a province of southern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ...
Soria province Soria is a province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. ...
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Valencia province Valencia (Castilian Spanish: Valencia /balenθja/; Valencian Catalan: València /vałεnsia/) is a province of Spain, in the central part of the Valencian Country. ...
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(For the Vizcaya mansion in Florida, see Villa Vizcaya) Vizcaya province Vizcaya (Basque Bizkaia) is a province of northern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. ...
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See also This is a list of the municipalities in the province and autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. ...
Cantabrian cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients in the cuisine of the Cantabria region of Spain. ...
External links - A guide to the natural history of Cantabria
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