"" (, "Hymn to the Mountain"), or "" ("Anthem of Cantabria"), is the official
anthem
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of the
Spanish
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autonomous community
eu, autonomia erkidegoa
ca, comunitat autònoma
gl, comunidade autónoma
oc, comunautat autonòma
an, comunidat autonoma
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of
Cantabria
Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad histórica'', a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east ...
. It was composed in 1926 by
Juan Guerrero Urresti
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at the behest of the then
Provincial Council of Santander (''Diputación Provincial de Santander'') and subsequent arrangements by
José del Río Sainz
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, in the region's official anthem.
Parlamento de Cantabria
'' (Parliament of Cantabria)
Lyrics
See also
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Anthems of the autonomous communities of Spain Several of the 17 autonomous communities of the Kingdom of Spain, plus the 2 autonomous cities, have their own anthems, ranging from quasi-national anthems of the historical nationalities to regional anthems and songs, with some virtually unknow ...
References
Spanish anthems
Regional songs
Cantabrian culture
Spanish-language songs
Cantabrian symbols
1926 songs
National anthem compositions in D major
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