Valdés, Asturias

Valdés is a Spanish municipality in the province of Asturias. Its capital is Luarca. It borders the Bay of Biscay on the north, the municipalities of Navia and Villayón on the west, Tineo on the south, Salas on the southeast, and Cudillero on the east. The rivers Esva, Negro 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.

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 and physician, Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1959.
 * Gil Parrondo y Rico (1921-2016), art director, twice Academy Award winner
 * Margarita Salas Folgueras (1938-2019), scientist
 * Regina García López (1898-1942), famous artist