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Covadonga (Asturian: Cuadonga), from Latin Cova dominica, "Cavern of the Lady", is a village in Asturias, northwestern Spain, among the Picos de Europa mountains where Spanish Christians won a battle over the Muslim Moors around 718 and 725. This was the first victory of the Christians over the occupying Moors and had great symbolic significance as the start of Reconquista. It is currently a Marian shrine. The Spanish Army has named several entities "Covadonga". Asturian, Leonese, Astur-Leonese or Bable (Asturianu in Asturian, Llïonés in Leonese) is a Romance language spoken in some parts of the provinces of Asturias, León, Zamora and Salamanca in Spain, and in the area of Miranda de Douro in Portugal (where it is officially recognized as...
Capital Oviedo Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 10th 10 604 km² 2,1% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 12th 1 056 789 2,5% 99,65/km² Demonym – English – Asturian – Spanish Asturian asturianu/a, asturiano/a Statute of Autonomy January 11, 1982 Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate seats...
The Picos de Europa is a range of mountains some 20km far inland from the northern coast of Spain. ...
As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ...
The Battle of Covadonga was the first major victory by a Christian military force in Iberia following the Islamic Moors conquest of that country in 711. ...
A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of Islam. ...
The Moors were the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula including the present day Spain and Portugal) and the Maghreb, whose culture is often called Moorish. Juba II king of Mauretania // Origins of the name The name derives from the old Berber tribe of the Mauri and...
Events Pelayo established the Kingdom of Asturias in the Iberian peninsula (modern day Portugal and Spain). ...
Events Births Deaths Wihtred, king of Kent Categories: 725 ...
For other uses, see Reconquista (Disambiguation). ...
A Virgin Mary shrine is a shrine marking an apparition or other miracle ascribed to the Blessed Virgin Mary. ...
The Spanish Army (Ejército de Tierra in Spanish; literally, Land Army) is one branch of the Spanish armed forces, in charge of land operations. ...
In the mountains above the town there are a couple of lakes (Los Lagos). The road leading to these climbs is often featured in the Vuelta a España. The Vuelta a España bicycle race is one of the three Grand Tours of Europe and, after the Tour de France and the Giro dItalia, the third most important road cycling stage race in the world. ...
In 1861 Chile captured a Spanish ship called Covadonga, which participated in the naval battle of Iquique, in 1879, during the War of the Pacific. Naval Combat of Iquique Conflict War of the Pacific Date May 21, 1879 Place Vicinity of Iquique Result Minor Peruvian victory Tactical Chilean victory Template:Campaignbox Pacific 1879 Iquique Naval Combat is a battle that took place during the War of the Pacific, between Chile and the joint forces of...
The War of the Pacific was fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru, from 1879 to 1884. ...
External link
- Covadonga
- Real sitio de Covadonga
- Rural House in Covadonga
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