Pelayo
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Pelayo was a Visigothic nobleman who became the first king of Asturias and is traditionally credited with initiating the Christian Reconquista in the Iberian Peninsula.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pelayo canonical | 3 |
| Pelayo de Asturias | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
ⓘ
human ⓘ king ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pelagius of Asturias
ⓘ
Pelayo ⓘ
surface form:
Pelayo de Asturias
|
| associatedWith |
House of Asturias-León
ⓘ
surface form:
Asturian monarchy
Cangas de Onís ⓘ Covadonga ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Covadonga ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Covadonga
ⓘ
cave sanctuary of Covadonga ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Cueva de Covadonga
|
| capitalOfHisRealm | Cangas de Onís ⓘ |
| child | Favila of Asturias ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Asturias ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 737 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Cangas de Onís ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Visigothic ⓘ |
| givenName | Pelayo self-link ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Asturias ⓘ |
| isCreditedWith |
leading Christian resistance in northern Iberia
ⓘ
starting the Reconquista ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Asturian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Asturian
Spanish ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered the first monarch of Christian Spain after the Islamic conquest
ⓘ
symbol of Christian resistance in Spain ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Asturias ⓘ |
| movement | Reconquista ⓘ |
| nobleRank | nobleman ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding the Kingdom of Asturias
ⓘ
initiating the Christian Reconquista ⓘ resistance against Muslim rule in Iberia ⓘ |
| opponent |
Muslim forces in Al-Andalus
ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Christian kings of Asturias
ⓘ
surface form:
King of Asturias
|
| predecessor | Roderic ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 737 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 718 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Cangas de Onís ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | founder of a Christian stronghold in northern Iberia ⓘ |
| spouse | Gaudiosa ⓘ |
| successor | Favila of Asturias ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pelayo de Asturias