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Battle of Covadonga

720s conflicts7228th century in al-AndalusBattles involving the Kingdom of AsturiasBattles involving the Umayyad Caliphate
Battles of the ReconquistaPelagius of Asturias
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The Battle of Covadonga took place in 722 between the army of Pelagius the Visigoth and the army of the Umayyad Caliphate. Fought near Covadonga, in the Picos de Europa, it resulted in a victory for the forces of Pelagius. It is traditionally regarded as the foundational event of the Kingdom of Asturias and thus the initial point of the Christian Reconquista ("reconquest") of Spain after the Umayyad conquest of 711.

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Battle of Covadonga
Basílica de Covadonga, Cangas de Onís

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Basílica de Covadonga
33589 Cangas de Onís
Asturias, Spain
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