Battle of Covadonga
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The Battle of Covadonga was an early 8th-century Christian victory in northern Iberia that is traditionally regarded as the starting point of the Reconquista against Muslim rule in Spain.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Batalla de Covadonga | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Covadonga
ⓘ
surface form:
Batalla de Covadonga
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| associatedWith |
Kingdom of Asturias foundation myth
ⓘ
Pelagius of Asturias ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Asturian Christians
ⓘ
Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus ⓘ
surface form:
Muslim forces of al-Andalus
|
| chronologicalContext | post-711 Muslim conquest of Iberia ⓘ |
| conflict | Reconquista ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Asturias ⓘ |
| dateApproximate |
circa 718
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circa 722 ⓘ |
| describedIn | medieval Christian chronicles ⓘ |
| followedBy | consolidation of the Kingdom of Asturias ⓘ |
| follows | Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | establishment of a stable Christian stronghold in northern Iberia ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Pelagius of Asturias
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Pelayo ⓘ |
| hasCulturalDepiction |
Spanish historical literature
ⓘ
Spanish historical painting ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Asturias
NERFINISHED
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Covadonga ⓘ Cordillera Cantábrica ⓘ
surface form:
Picos de Europa
northern Iberia ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | survival of an independent Christian polity in Asturias ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Asturian forces
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Kingdom of Asturias ⓘ Muslim forces in al-Andalus ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| hasTopographicContext |
cave sanctuary of Covadonga
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mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| inceptionAsSymbol | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| legacy |
important symbol in Asturian identity
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key reference point in Spanish national historiography ⓘ |
| opponent |
Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad forces in al-Andalus
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| partOf |
Reconquista
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early medieval warfare in Iberia ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ |
| result |
Asturian victory
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Christian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
symbolic beginning of Christian resistance to Muslim rule in Iberia
ⓘ
traditional starting point of the Reconquista ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 8th century ⓘ |
| topicOf | scholarly debate about historicity and scale ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Batalla de Covadonga