CANTABRIA

FESTIVALS

• Carnivals-celebrated before lent
• Witch's night-party for students,they go to a bonfire at the beach and burn paper
• The mountains day-activities such as sports and eating take place

FOOD

• Alaska scallops on Serrano ham and lentil salad
• Basque lamb sausage with white beans
• Catalan salmon

PRODUCTS

• Wine
• Cheese
• Cattle

ADDITIONAL FACTS

• 35,000 years old
• Paleolithic cave art

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SOURCES

• Red2000.com
• Personals.mundiva.es
• Worldsofflaforspain.com
• Google images
• Wordpress.com

HISTORY

• After the fall of Roman Empire the Cantabri regained independence.
• The moors invaded and took over the majority of the Iberian peninsula so Christians went to cantabria and influenced most of the culture

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• In 1898 Spain lost its American colonies, Santander lost its trade with Antilles and the region turned to milk production to boost its economy
• In 1983 cantabria became its own official autonomous region

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• Juan de la Costa, a sailor-cartographer who mapped Columbus's first two trips to North America