Cantabrian people
The Cantabrians (Cantabrian and Spanish: cántabros) are an ethnic group who inhabit the autonomous community of Cantabria, in northern Spain. Sometimes they are referred to as "montañeses" (meaning Highlanders). The traditional dialects in this region, known as Cantabru or Montañés, are related to the Astur-Leonese languages.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 593,121 (Cantabria 2011) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| In Spain: Cantabria; Madrid, Biscay, Asturias, Barcelona. Diaspora | |
| Mexico | 8,131 |
| Argentina | 3,384 |
| France | 2,384 |
| Cuba | 1,899 |
| Venezuela | 1,490 |
| Germany | 1,283 |
| United States | 1,190 |
| Other countries | 3,099 |
| Languages | |
| Castilian, Cantabrian. | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Spaniards (Asturians, Galicians, Leonese, Castilians) | |
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