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- An original culture emerged during the Mesolithic, the Asturian, typical of eastern Asturias and western Cantabria. These settlements could be found in the entrance of caves close to the sea or under shelters, generally near the coast, although they were also found in inland Cantabrian mountains.
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From Catalina de Lancaster -first princess of Asturias- to Dª Letizia - first princess of Asturias born in Oviedo/Uviéu and the first Asturian queen of Spain- more than six centuries of history have passed, and Asturias remains equally pure, natural, fascinating.
Culture in Asturias boasts a remarkable UNESCO World Heritage site, particularly linked to its prehistory and medieval era, during which this land was a prominent Kingdom where the Camino de Santiago originated. Some of the most notable monuments and cultural landmarks of Pre-Romanesque Art are part of this ensemble, which would not have ...
Culture and society Heritage. Asturians are directly descended from the Astures, who were Celtic inhabitants of the northwest Iberian Peninsula before the conquest of the peninsula by the Romans which resulted in their Latinization.
An original culture emerged during the Mesolithic, the Asturian, typical of eastern Asturias and western Cantabria. These settlements could be found in the entrance of caves close to the sea or under shelters, generally near the coast, although they were also found in inland Cantabrian mountains .
Evidence of the Asturians' ever advancing societies exist from the Celtic era through to the bronze and medieval ages, but it was with the occupation of the Romans that the first written records of the region were established.
Contemporary cultural practices in Asturian have flourished since the 1970s. As discussed above, Asturian, like the other languages in Spain different from Spanish, was repressed during Francisco Franco’s dictatorship (1939–1975).
I knew our Cuban family originated in Spain. What surprised me was the percentage of Spanish heritage that originated in Asturias, a region on Spain’s northern coast. Naturally I became curious about exploring family heritage in Asturias and determined to explore the area. What I found was a beautiful green region full of history and tradition.
