Cantabria
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| Capital | Santander | ||||
| Area – Total – % of Spain | Ranked 15th 5 321 km² 1.05% | ||||
| Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density | Ranked 14th 549,690 1.29% 103.31/km² | ||||
| Economy – GDP (2002) | € 8,911.5 million | ||||
| Demonym – English – Spanish | Cantabrian cántabro/a, cantábrico/a | ||||
| Statute of Autonomy | January 11, 1981 | ||||
| Postal code | 39xxx | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | S | ||||
| National Anthem | Himno de Cantabria | ||||
| Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate seats – Elected: – Appointed: | 5 Deputies 4 Senators 1 Senator | ||||
| President | Miguel Ángel Revilla Roiz (PRC) | ||||
| Gobierno de Cantabria (http://www.gobcantabria.es) | |||||
Cantabria is an autonomous community of Spain, containing one province (also called Cantabria).
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..
Santander functions as the capital of Cantabria.
See also List of communities in Cantabria.
Cantabria shares the National Park Picos de Europa (in the Picos de Europa mountain range) with Asturias and León.
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Etymology
In pre-Roman times the people known as Cantabri inhabited Cantabria. The name has no connection with with Cantabrigensis, 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 "people dwelling in the mountains", referring to the rugged terrain of Cantabria.
Geography
Area: 5.321 km2
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.
Economy
GDP (2002): € 8,911.5 million.
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.
- 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.
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:
- Marcelino Menéndez Pelayo, José María de Pereda, Pancho Cossío, José María de Cossío,Gerardo Diego, Rafael de Floranes, Agustín Riancho, Ataúlfo Argenta, Concha Espina, José Hierro.
Science and Technology:
Sports:
- Francisco Gento, Carlos Alonso Gómez "Santillana", José Manuel Abascal,Severiano Ballesteros, Iván Helguera, Pedro Munitis, Oscar Freire.
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