Valdés is a Spanish

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in the province of

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. Its capital is

Luarca Luarca (Ḷḷuarca in Asturian and officially) is a parish and the principal town in the municipality of Valdés in Asturias, Spain. Luarca (town) is a fishing and pleasure port. Luarca (parish) had a population of 4,670 (2021), and an area of ...

. It borders the

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on the north, the municipalities of Navia and

Villayón Villayón () is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Navia, on the west by Coaña, Boal and Illano, on the east by Valdés, Tineo y Allande and on the south by Alla ...

on the west, Tineo on the south, Salas on the southeast, and Cudillero on the east. The rivers Esva,

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and Barayo flow through the area. The national road N-634 is the main road serving the municipality. The surname " Valdés", widespread throughout Spain and Hispanic America, is believed to have ultimately originated from the town of Valdés.

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Notable residents

* Álvaro de Albornoz y Liminiana (1879-1954), politician * María Esther García López (b. 1948), poet and writer * Severo Ochoa de Albornoz (1905-1993), biochemist,

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in 1959. * Gil Parrondo y Rico (1921-2016), set decorator * Margarita Salas Folgueras (1938-2019), scientist

References

External links

Townhall website

* ttp://www.vivirasturias.com/turismo/valdes.html Vivasturias (tourism page)
Images of Valdés
Municipalities in Asturias * {{asturias-geo-stub

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Notable residents

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