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Pelagius (Spanish: Pelayo; c. 685 – 737) was a Hispano-Visigoth nobleman who founded the Kingdom of Asturias in 718. Pelagius is credited with initiating the Reconquista , the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors , and establishing the Asturian monarchy, making him the forefather of all the future Iberian monarchies ...
The Kingdom of Asturias was a kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula founded by the Visigothic nobleman Pelagius. It was the first Christian political entity established after the Umayyad conquest of Visigothic Hispania in 711.
Apr 1, 2024 · Pelayo (died c. 737) was the founder of the Christian kingdom of Asturias in northern Spain, which survived through the period of Moorish hegemony to become the spearhead of the Christian Reconquista in the later Middle Ages. Pelayo’s historical personality is overshadowed by his legend.
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Capital of Asturias Pelagius Pelayo: c. 685 – 737 714 – 737 Cangas de Onís: Favila Fáfila, Favilac: died 739 737 – 739 Alfonso I, the Catholic Alonso I, el Católico: c. 693 – 757 739 – 757 Fruela I, the Cruel Fruela I, Froila I, el Cruel: c. 722 – 768 757 – 768 Aurelius Aurelio: c. 740 – 774 768 – 774 San Martín: Silo ...
PortraitNameLifeReignc. 685 – 737714 – 737Favila Fáfila, Favilacdied 739737 – 739Alfonso I, the Catholic Alonso I, el ...c. 693 – 757739 – 757Fruela I, the Cruel Fruela I, Froila I, ...c. 722 – 768757 – 768Oct 10, 2018 · According to Christian tradition, the cave was where Pelagius of Asturias, a Visigoth nobleman and founder of the Kingdom of Asturias, found a statue of the Virgin Mary that a hermit had...
The Kingdom of Asturias (Latin: Asturum Regnum; Asturian: Reinu d'Asturies) was a kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula founded by the Visigothic nobleman Pelagius. It was the first Christian political entity established after the Umayyad conquest of Visigothic Hispania in 718 or 722.
Pelayo (pālä´yō), d. 737, first king (c.718–737) of Asturias. He was elected king by the tribespeople of Asturias and by Visigothic leaders who had escaped Tariq. His victory over the Moors at Covadonga sometime between 718 and 725 marked the beginning of Christian resistance to the Moorish conquerors.
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