Asturian people
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Asturians
Pelayo of Asturias Severo Ochoa Fernando Alonso
Notable Asturians:
'Pelayo of Asturias'
'Severo Ochoa'
'Fernando Alonso'
'David Villa'
Total population

1,076,896[1]
Regions with significant populations
In Spain: Asturias; Galicia, Castile and León, Cantabria.
Languages
Spanish, Asturian, Eonavian.
Religion
Roman Catholicism, Atheism, Agnosticism
Related ethnic groups
other Spanish peoples

The Asturians are one of the regional nationalities of Spain, issuing from the historical country of the Principality of Asturias, and also from the provinces of León, Zamora and Cantabria. Some of them still speak the the Asturian language.

References

  1. ^ According to the Asturias article, 1,076,896 is merely the current population of all residents of Asturias, not the ethnic population. However, significant populations of asturiant descent live in the rest of Spain, or abroad in countries such as Argentina, Chile, etc.

See also

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