Asturian Christians
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Asturian Christians were early medieval inhabitants of the Kingdom of Asturias in northern Iberia who led the initial Christian resistance against Muslim rule, traditionally seen as the starting point of the Reconquista.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asturian Christians canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethno-religious group
ⓘ
medieval Christian community ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Battle of Covadonga
ⓘ
early Reconquista ⓘ |
| capitalCity |
Cangas de Onís
ⓘ
Oviedo ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Asturias ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Suevic traditions
ⓘ
Visigothic traditions ⓘ local Astur-Cantabrian traditions ⓘ |
| demographicComposition | mixture of local Astur tribes and Visigothic refugees ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Asturian ⓘ |
| followedRite | Mozarabic Rite ⓘ |
| founded | circa 718 ⓘ |
| governmentType | Christian kingdom ⓘ |
| knownFor |
forming nucleus of later Christian kingdoms in Iberia
ⓘ
maintaining Christian rule in northern Iberia after 711 ⓘ |
| language |
Asturian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cantabrian Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Cantabrian Mountains region
Kingdom of Asturias ⓘ northern Spain ⓘ
surface form:
northern Iberia
|
| opposedTo |
Al-Andalus
ⓘ
Umayyad rule in Iberia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian communities of the Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
history of Asturias ⓘ history of the Reconquista ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Latin Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
|
| religiousMinorityStatus | frontier Christian community bordering Muslim-ruled territories ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | initiators of Christian resistance to Muslim rule in Iberia ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Alfonso I of Asturias
ⓘ
Alfonso II of Asturias ⓘ Alfonso III of Asturias ⓘ Pelagius of Asturias ⓘ |
| significantSite |
Covadonga
ⓘ
Oviedo Cathedral ⓘ San Miguel de Lillo ⓘ Santa María del Naranco ⓘ |
| successor | Kingdom of León ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| traditionalStartingPointOf | Reconquista ⓘ |
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