Cantabrian people
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Cantabrians |
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Notable Cantabrians: 'Beatus of Liébana' 'Emilio Botín' 'Juan de Herrera ' 'Severiano Ballesteros |
Total population |
572,503 |
Regions with significant populations |
In Spain: Cantabria; Basque Country, Asturias, Cádiz, Madrid. |
Languages |
Castilian, Cantabrian. |
Religion |
Roman Catholicism, Atheism, Agnosticism |
Related ethnic groups |
other Spanish peoples |
The Cantabrians are an ethnic group or region living in the historical region of the Cantabria, in the north of Spain.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Even today, Cantabrians (the Pasiego included,Lebaniegos excluded), at the North of the Iberian Peninsula, seem to be a genetically well differentiated community, as deduced from uniparental and autosomal markers, perhaps to a higher degree than their neighbours, the Basques". http://grupos.unican.es/acanto/aep/bolpas/Ann-Hum-Genet.pdf.
[edit] See also
- Cantabri
- Cantabria
- Cantabrian language
- Duchy of Cantabria
- Kingdom of Asturias
- Crown of Castile
- Nationalities of Spain
- Celtic peoples
- Celtic nations