When you arrive in Asturias, you might quickly notice that street signs, government websites, museum displays, and public announcements are often written in two languages. Along with Spanish, you’ll often see Asturian, which locals call asturianu. This might surprise visitors. Since everyone speaks Spanish, why does Asturias keep teaching, promoting, and preserving a regional language that many people could easily do without? The answer says a lot about Asturias as a region.