Asturian people

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Asturians
Pelayo of AsturiasJovellanos Severo Ochoa Fernando Alonso David Villa
Notable Asturians:
'Pelayo of Asturias'
'Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos'
'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
Related ethnic groups

other Spanish peoples

The Asturians are one of the regions of Spain, issuing from the historical country of the Principality of Asturias, and also from the provinces of León, Zamora and Cantabria. They have a Celtic heritage related to its historical and cultural links with neighbouring Galicia and they are predominantly Roman Catholic. The Asturian language, once widely spoken by Asturians, is now in decline. Whilst not recognised as an official language in Spain, it is protected under the Autonomous Statute legislation, and efforts to preserve the language continue to be made.[2]

[edit] 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 Asturian descent live in the rest of Spain, or abroad in countries such as Argentina, Chile, etc.
  2. ^ Bauske 1995

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