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CantabriaHistorical region, autonomous community (pop., 2001: 535,131), and province, northern Spain. It borders the Bay of Biscay and covers an area of 2,054 sq mi (5,321 sq km); its coastal hills rise gradually into the Cantabrian Mountains. Its capital is Santander. The Cantabri, an Iberian tribe, dominated the region until 19 BC, when they were subdued by the Romans. Because of its isolation, the area was little affected by the Iberian Moorish invasions (c. 8th–11th centuries). In the Middle Ages, Cantabria came under Castilian influence. The region itself was formerly known as Santander, and much of its population is centred on the city of the same name. Mining is an important part of the economy. |
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Mansilla's faceted peaks for the Museum of Cantabria echoed a nearby mountain range; and most stark of all, the Casa Rural, a house for a family of five, consists of 11 rectangular cubes of rust-coloured steel embedded in a hillside with ribboned window grilles very like the one for Gaudi's Casa Mila on permanent view at MoMA. 98 Rioja red from Spain with the Sierra Cantabria label and a sweetish French Vouvray chenin blanc from Domaine Pichon at $8. 26-29, Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria, 011 34 94 221 05 08 |
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