Port on the Bay of Biscay, Cantabria, N
Spain; population (1986) 189,000. Industries
include chemicals, textiles, vehicles, and
shipyards. It was sacked by the French
marshal Soult 1808 and was largely rebuilt
after a fire 1941. Palaeolithic cave wall
paintings of bison, wild boar, and deer were
discovered at the nearby Altamira site 1879.