# Cabrales
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{{for|the cheese|Cabrales cheese}}
{{for|the Colombian politician|Orlando Cabrales Martínez}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Cabrales
| settlement_type = [Municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Spain)
| official_name =
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Canales de Cabrales - panoramio.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [Prado](/source/Prado_(Cabrales)), Cabrales
| image_flag = Bandera de Cabrales.svg
| image_shield = Escudo de Cabrales.svg
| flag_size = 150px
| shield_size = 75
| nickname =
| motto =
| image_map = Cabrales.png
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Spain
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Spain
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Spain}}
| subdivision_type1 = [Autonomous community](/source/Autonomous_communities_of_Spain)
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Asturias}}
| subdivision_type2 = [Province](/source/Provinces_of_Spain)
| subdivision_name2 = [Asturias](/source/Asturias)
| subdivision_type3 = [Comarca](/source/Comarcas_of_Spain)
| subdivision_name3 = [Oriente](/source/Oriente_(Asturian_comarca))
| subdivision_type4 = [Judicial district](/source/Judicial_districts_of_Spain)
| subdivision_name4 = [Llanes](/source/Llanes)
| seat_type = [Capital](/source/Capital_(political))
| seat = [Carreña](/source/Carre%C3%B1a)
| coordinates = {{coord|43|17|N|4|46|W|region:ES_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| elevation_m =
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| elevation_max_m = 2648
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 238.29
| established_title =
| established_date =
| population_as_of = 2023
| population_total = 1918
| population_demonym = cabraliego
| population_note =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| blank_name_sec1 = [Official language(s)](/source/Languages_of_Spain)
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| timezone = [CET](/source/Central_European_Time)
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = [CEST](/source/Central_European_Summer_Time)
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = [Postal code](/source/List_of_postal_codes_in_Spain)
| postal_code = 33555
| area_code_type = [Dialing code](/source/Telephone_numbers_in_Spain)
| area_code =
| leader_title = [Alcalde](/source/Alcalde)
| leader_name = José Vicente del Carmen Bustillo
| leader_party = [PSOE](/source/Spanish_Socialist_Workers'_Party)
| website = {{official website|https://www.cabrales.es/en/portada}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Cabrales''' is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Spain) in the [autonomous community](/source/autonomous_communities_of_Spain) of [Asturias](/source/Asturias), [Spain](/source/Spain). It is situated between the [Sierra de Cuera](/source/Sierra_de_Cuera) and the [Picos de Europa](/source/Picos_de_Europa), and is a region famous for its [Cabrales cheese](/source/Cabrales_cheese). It is divided into nine [parishes](/source/Parroquia_(Spain)); [Las Arenas](/source/Las_Arenas_(Cabrales)) is the largest, with a population 767 as of 2023. The population for the municipality as a whole sat at 1,918 as of 2023.["[https://www.ine.es/uc/VcwezsgIi1 Nomenclátor: Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional a 1 de enero]". ''[Instituto Nacional de Estadística](/source/Instituto_Nacional_de_Estad%C3%ADstica_(Spain))'' (in Spanish). 1 January 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.]
== Geography ==
Cabrales lies on the border between Asturias and its neighbouring autonomous community [Castile and León](/source/Castile_and_Le%C3%B3n). It is a highly [mountainous](/source/Mountain) region; it contains within it parts of the Sierra de Cuera and Picos de Europa. It is located on the [Central Massif](/source/Urrieles_Massif) of the [Cantabrian Mountains](/source/Cantabrian_Mountains). Two notable [peaks](/source/Summit) in Cabrales are [Torre Cerredo](/source/Torre_Cerredo) and [Naranjo de Bulnes](/source/Naranjo_de_Bulnes), which both sit at an altitude of over 2,500 m; the former is the highest peak in the Cantabrian mountain range. It has a very temperate [climate](/source/climate), with an average yearly temperature of 12 °C.[{{Cite web |title=Historia |url=https://www.cabrales.es/en/historia |access-date=9 June 2024 |website=Ayuntamiento de Cabrales |language=es}}]
The municipality is divided into nine parishes:
* [Berodia](/source/Berodia)
* [Bulnes](/source/Bulnes_(Cabrales))
* [Carreña](/source/Carre%C3%B1a)
* [Las Arenas](/source/Las_Arenas_(Cabrales))
* [Poo](/source/Poo_(Cabrales))
* [Prado](/source/Prado_(Cabrales))
* [Puertas](/source/Puertas_(Cabrales))
* [Sotres](/source/Sotres)
* [Tielve](/source/Tielve)
[[File:SotresPanorama.jpg|thumb|312x312px|[Sotres](/source/Sotres), Cabrales]]
== History ==
There have been many artifacts from [prehistory](/source/prehistory) found in Cabrales. [Upper Paleolithic](/source/Upper_Paleolithic) tools made from [stone](/source/Stone_tool) and [bone](/source/Bone_tool) were found in the region, alongside [cave paintings](/source/Cave_painting) and a [burial site](/source/Burial) in Las Canes [cave](/source/cave). [Bronze Age-era](/source/Bronze_Age) [axes](/source/Axe) found in the municipality were given the name "Cabrales axes." There is almost nothing recorded regarding Cabrales during the [Roman conquest of Spain](/source/Roman_conquest_of_the_Iberian_Peninsula).[{{Cite web |title=Cabrales |url=https://www.facc.info/cabrales/ |access-date=9 June 2024 |website=Federación Asturiana de Concejos |language=es}}]
Cabrales' first mention in the [Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages) was when it was noted that the [Moors](/source/Moors) fled the area following their defeat at [Covadonga](/source/Battle_of_Covadonga) in 722. Cabrales was mentioned as a territorial entity in the 12th century, but generally lacked political importance at the time. In the 14th century, Cabrales was officially referred to as a municipality when they were recorded as supporting [Pedro I of Castile](/source/Peter_of_Castile). Later, in the 16th century, the region was ruled by several powerful families, including the Barcena and the González de Buerdo [dynasties](/source/Dynasty).[{{Cite book |last=de Blas |first=Juan Antonio |title=La guerra civil en Asturias |publisher=Ediciones Júcar |year=1986 |isbn=8433455397 |edition=2 |pages=369–383 |language=es |trans-title=The Civil War in Asturias}}] Throughout its history, the economy of Cabrales had always been centered around [dairy](/source/Dairy_farming); Cabrales cheese famously comes from the region.