Cantabria is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a comunidad histórica, a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east by the Basque autonomous community, on the south by Castile and León, on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.
Juan de Herrera was a Spanish architect, mathematician and geometrician.
Pedro Velarde y Santillán was a Spanish artillery captain famous for his heroic death in the Dos de Mayo uprisings against the French occupation of Madrid. He became a popular hero and martyr figure for Spain's subsequent War of Independence from the French Empire.
El Astillero is a town and municipality in the province and autonomous community of Cantabria, northern Spain. It is near the provincial capital of Santander, and it is known for its shipyard, and for hosting of Spanish national Rowing Championships. Its location is geographically defined by the estuaries that surround it. It is located between the municipalities of Camargo, Villaescusa, Piélagos, Medio Cudeyo and Marina de Cudeyo. Located at the foot of Peña Cabarga, is 7.5 kilometres away from the capital, Santander, and is 20 metres above sea level.
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. Later, the ascendancy of Christendom absorbed or ended the pagan rites of Cantabrian, Celtic and Roman mythology leading to a syncretism. Some relics of Cantabrian mythology remain.
Bareyo is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. According to the 2007 census, the city has a population of 1.702 inhabitants. Its capital is Ajo.
Cabuérniga is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. According to the 2007 census, the city has a population of 999 inhabitants. Its capital is Valle.
Marina de Cudeyo is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. According to the 2007 census, the city has a population of 5,000 inhabitants. Its capital is Rubayo.
Unión Montañesa Escobedo is a Spanish football team based in Escobedo, Camargo, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1964 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 3, holding home matches at Estadio Eusebio Arce.
Velarde Club de Fútbol is a football team based in Muriedas, Camargo in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. Founded in 1967, the team plays in Regional Preferente. The club's home ground is La Maruca, which has a capacity of 2,350 spectators.
Maliaño is a village in the municipality of Camargo. The town is located near the Bay of Santander, 5 km from the regional capital. It is the location of the regionally significant Santander Airport. The population in the year 2004 was 7,301 (INE) and it raised to 9,563 inhabitants in 2009. In 2012 9.657 inhabitants.
Santa María de Cayón is a municipality in the province and autonomous community of Cantabria, northern Spain. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,167 inhabitants.
Club Deportivo Revilla is a Spanish football team based in Revilla, Camargo, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1974 it currently plays in Preferente Cantabria, holding home games at Campo de Fútbol El Crucero, which has a capacity of 600 spectators.
Muriedas is the capital of the municipality of Camargo. The town is situated 7 kilometers from Santander. Within just 2 kilometers away is the Santander Airport, which is located in Maliaño, in the town of Camargo, as well as the bay and harbor.
Asturias de Santillana is a historical comarca whose territory in large part corresponded to the central and western part of today's autonomous community of Cantabria, as well as the extreme east of Asturias. Most of the province of Asturias belonged to the comarca of Asturias de Oviedo. Also known also as a merindad and documented since the 13th century, Asturias de Santillana comprised the western part of Cantabria including the Saja River valley and the Nansa River. Its borders used to go along the coast from the council of Ribadedeva to the municipality of El Astillero, to the shores of the Bay of Santander), which leads to the administrative division of Trasmiera. From the south it went up to the Cantabrian cordillera. All of the valleys of this comarca are perpendicular to the coast.
Agrupación Deportiva Cantbasket 04, also known as Cantbasket, is a basketball team based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, who currently plays in Liga EBA.
In the run up to the 2019 Spanish local elections, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in local entities in Spain. Results of such polls for municipalities in Cantabria are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous local elections, held on 24 May 2015, to the day the next elections were held, on 26 May 2019.
The emigrant's mother, also known as La lloca'l Rinconín or la muyerona, is a sculpture by Ramón Muriedas Mazorra located in Somió, on the coast of Gijón, Spain, erected as a homage to Asturian emigration around the world.
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