Vaqueiros de alzada
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The Vaqueiros de Alzada are a Romance ethnic group native to the mountains of Asturias and León in northern Spain. They traditionally practice transhumance, i.e. moving seasonally with cattle.
Vaqueiro-style wedding
A house in the summer braña of Las Tabiernas, 1927
Vaqueiro graves with the family house and braña in Brañaḷḷonga
A dance group of Vaqueiros in Gijón, early 1920s
Asturleonese language
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Asturleonese is an Ibero-Romance language or language cluster spoken in northwestern Spain and northeastern Portugal, namely in the historical regions and Spain's modern-day autonomous communities of
Vaqueiros de alzada
…long handle is stroked with a large metal key to create sound, usually played by a Vaqueira elder. Traditionally, Vaqueiros speak their own dialect of Asturleonese which is most similar to Paḷḷuezu, save for the easternmost Vaqueiros that migrate between Torrestío and speak their own dialect which more closely…
The current extent of the Asturleonese varieties
How to say 'Fire' in the Asturleonese language(s)