Asturian people
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Asturians |
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Notable Asturians: 'Pelayo of Asturias' 'Severo Ochoa' 'Fernando Alonso' 'Leopoldo Alas y Ureña' |
Total population |
1,076,896[1] |
Regions with significant populations |
In Spain: Asturias; Galicia, Castile and León, Cantabria. |
Language(s) |
Asturian, Castilian, Eonavian. |
Religion(s) |
Roman Catholicism, Atheism, Agnosticism |
Related ethnic groups |
other Spanish peoples |
The Asturians are an ethnic group or nation living in the historical region of the Principality of Asturias, in the north of Spain. They have Celtic and Visigothic background and they speak the Asturian language.