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 | | Together with Asturias, the region was the last one to be dominated by the Romans, whose influence was very superficial and restricted almost entirely to the area of the cities they founded. |
 | | After the year 409, with the vanishing of Roman power in the Peninsula, Cantabria recovered its independence, which was to last until 574 with the coming of the Visigoths, who created the Duchy of Cantabria. |
 | | This name showed it to be a geographical area with an identity of its own, although, after a period of confusion, it finally disappeared during the Middle Ages when the eastern part was absorbed into Castile and the western part in Asturias. |
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