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Cantabria (/ k æ n ˈ t eɪ b r i ə /, [5] also UK: /-ˈ t æ b-/; [6] [7] Spanish: [kanˈtaβɾja] ⓘ) is an autonomous community and province in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a comunidad histórica, a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. [8]
Cantabrian language, also known as montañés, a Romance language variety belonging to Asturleonese, spoken in northern Spain; Cantabri, the ancient Celtic inhabitants of Cantabria; Cantabrian Wars, war during the Roman conquest of the ancient Cantabria and Asturias; Cantabrian circle, a military tactic employed by ancient Cantabri horse archers
The Cantabrians (Cantabrian and Spanish: cántabros) are an ethnic group who inhabit the autonomous community of Cantabria, in northern Spain. [3] Sometimes they are referred to as "montañeses" (meaning Highlanders). The traditional dialects in this region, known as Cantabru or Montañés, are related to the Astur-Leonese languages.
Cantabrian Coast is the name given to a lush natural region in Northern Spain, stretching along the Atlantic coast from the border with Portugal to the border with France. The region includes nearly all of Galicia , Asturias , and Cantabria , in addition to the northern parts of the Basque Country , as well as a small portion of Navarre .
Cantabria, the land of the Cantabri, originally comprised much of the highlands of the northern Spanish Atlantic coast, [2] including the whole of modern Cantabria province, eastern Asturias, nearby mountainous regions of Castile and León, the northern of province of Palencia and province of Burgos and northeast of province of León.
The Cantabrian Mountains stretch east-west, nearly parallel to the Cantabrian Sea, as far as the Pass of Leitariegos, also extending south between León and Galicia. The range's western boundary is marked by the valley of the river Minho (Spanish: Miño), by the lower Sil, which flows into the Miño, and by the Cabrera River, a small tributary of the Sil. [1]
The Cantabrian Wars (29–19 BC) (Bellum Cantabricum), sometimes also referred to as the Cantabrian and Asturian Wars (Bellum Cantabricum et Asturicum), [2] were the final stage of the two-century long Roman conquest of Hispania, in what today are the provinces of Cantabria, Asturias and León in northwestern Spain.
Cantabrian mythology refers to the myths, teachings and legends of the Cantabri, a pre-Roman Celtic people of the north coastal region of Iberia (Spain). Over time, Cantabrian mythology was likely diluted by Celtic mythology and Roman mythology with some original meanings lost.