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Asturias se encuentra situada en la costa septentrional de España. Limita al oeste con la provincia de Lugo ( Galicia ), al este con Cantabria, al sur con la provincia de León y al norte con el mar Cantábrico . Su territorio es de 10 603,57 km² y cuenta con una población que supera ligeramente el millón de habitantes.
Asturias (/ æ ˈ s t ʊər i ə s, ə-/, Spanish: [asˈtuɾjas]), Asturian: Asturies [asˈtuɾjes;-ɾjɪs]) officially the Principality of Asturias, (Spanish: Principado de Asturias; Asturian: Principáu d'Asturies; Galician–Asturian: Principao d'Asturias) is an autonomous community in northwest Spain.
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The Kingdom of Asturias [3] 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. [4] In 718 or 722 (sources differ), Pelagius defeated an Umayyad army at the Battle of Covadonga, in what is ...
Apr 30, 2024 · John I of Castile (a region that was united with León from 1230) created Asturias a principality for his eldest son, Henry (later King Henry III), in 1388. The title “prince of Asturias” subsequently was held by the crown princes throughout the years of the Spanish monarchy.
Asturian (/ æ ˈ s t ʊər i ə n /; asturianu [astuˈɾjanʊ], formerly also known as the now derogatory bable) is a West Iberian Romance language spoken in the Principality of Asturias, Spain. Asturian is part of a wider linguistic group, the Asturleonese languages.
The Kingdom of Asturias was divided after the death of King Alfonso III the Great, who distributed his dominions among three of his five sons. These dominions included (in addition to Asturias) the counties of León, Castile, Álava, Galicia, and Portugal (which at that time was only the southern border of Galicia).
The Principality of Asturias is located in the North of Spain occupying a territory of 10,603 km2 and is home to 1,022,000 people. It is bordered on the West by Galicia, on the North by the Cantabrian Sea, on the East by Cantabria and to the South by the province of León.
