Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
It was not until the 18th century that the debate about the location and size of Ancient Cantabria was settled in a series of works which described the history of the region such as La Cantabria [31] by the Augustinian father and historian Enrique Flórez de Setién. Concurrent with the resurgence of this interest in the Cantabrians and the ...
The map shows the borders of the Roman Cantabria during the Cantabrian Wars, in relationship to today's Cantabria, along with the tribes that lived there, the neighboring peoples, towns and geographical features, according to classical sources. The Cantabrian also used light cavalry, and some of their tactics would be adopted by the Roman army.
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.
This is a collection of articles about the history of Cantabria and its people. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. ...
The Duchy of Cantabria was created by the Visigoths in northern Spain. Its precise extension is unclear in the different periods, but it seems likely that it included Cantabria , parts of Northern Castile , La Rioja , and probably western areas of Biscay and Álava .
The National Museum and Research Center of Altamira (Spanish: Museo Nacional y Centro de Investigación de Altamira), also known as Altamira Museum (Spanish: Museo de Altamira), is a center dedicated to the conservation of, research into, and the sharing of information about the cave of Altamira in Santillana del Mar (), Spain, named a World Heritage Site by Unesco.
Santillana del Mar (Spanish pronunciation: [santiˈʎana ðel maɾ]) is a historic town situated in Cantabria, Spain. Its many historic buildings attract thousands of visitors every year. Its many historic buildings attract thousands of visitors every year.
Roman Cantabria during the Cantabrian Wars.The map shows the historical borders, modern borders, principal cities, rivers and tribes. The founding of Juliobriga, during the Cantabrian Wars (29–19 BC), made it a powerful symbol of Roman domination of the tribes of the Cantabri.