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Covadonga ( Asturian: Cuadonga, from, " Cavern of the Lady ", Ṣakhrat Bilāy (" the rock of the affliction or of the putting to the test ")) is a village and one of 11 parishes in Cangas de Onís, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northwestern Spain.
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Covadonga and Asturian
The Gothic victory at Covadonga is regarded as the initiation of the Reconquista, and it was from the Asturian kingdom that modern Spain evolved.
The Asturian identity that was gradually forming led to the creation of the Kingdom of Asturias after Pelayo's coronation and the victory over the Muslim garrisons in Covadonga.
After Pelayo's victory over the Moorish detachment at the Battle of Covadonga, a small territorial independent entity was established in the Asturian mountains that was the origin of the kingdom of Asturias.
Since the Chronicles of the Asturian kingdom were written a century and a half after the battle of Covadonga, there are many aspects of the first Asturian kings that remain shrouded in myth and legend.
Covadonga and from
Through his victory at the Battle of Covadonga, he is credited with beginning the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian peninsula from the Moors.
The Arab writers speak of the kings of the northwest of Iberia as the Beni-Alfons ( descendants of Alfonso ), and appear to recognize them as a Galician royal stock derived from Alfonso I. Alfonso is credited with establishing the shrine of Our Lady of Covadonga, in commemoration of his father in law's victory at the Battle of Covadonga.
By 09: 00, Cuban troops and militia from outside the area had started arriving at Australia sugar mill, Covadonga and Yaguaramas.
By dusk, other Cuban ground forces were gradually advancing southward from Covadonga and southwest from Yaguaramas toward San Blas, and westward along coastal tracks from Cienfuegos towards Girón, all without heavy weapons or armour.
During the day, Brigade forces retreated to San Blas along the two roads from Covadonga and Yaguaramas.
At 10: 22 hrs, with the Blanco Encalada and the Covadonga at close range, a shot from Blanca Encalada, Commodore Riveros, perforated the Huascar's artillery tower, killing almost all of the sailors within and damaging the rightmost cannon.
* Cosgaya, defeat of Moors running away from Covadonga, birthplace of Pelayo, death of Fávila.
" Condell ignored Prat's order and followed the Lamar, but the warship did get away from the Covadonga, and the Independencia under control of Juan Guillermo Moore followed him.
On January 16, 1866, the combined Peruvian-Chilean fleet, composed of the Peruvian frigates Apurímac and Amazonas and the recently captured and refurbished Chilean schooner Covadonga, had convoyed from the port of Ancud towards the shipyards on the little island of Abtao, at the head of the southern Chiloé Archipelago.
Covadonga and Lady
The battle is commemorated at the shrine of Our Lady of Covadonga.
* The National Shrine of Our Lady of Covadonga, Nuestra Senora de Covadonga Reina del Rosario Santissimo de La Trinidad, San Jose Parish Church, Poblacion, La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines
* National Shrine of Our Lady of Covadonga, Nuestra Senora de Covadonga Reina del Rosario Santissimo de La Trinidad, ( San Jose Parish Church, Poblacion, La Trinidad, Benguet )
Our Lady of Covadonga is a significant Marian shrine.
Covadonga and rock
Meanwhile, the Independencia, led by Captain Juan Guillermo More, chased the schooner Covadonga, led by Lieutenant Commander Carlos Condell, until the heavier Independencia collided with a submerged rock and sank in the shallow waters near Punta Gruesa.
Covadonga and is
In Spain, the Visigoth ic nobleman Pelagius of Asturias | Pelagius who founded the Kingdom of Asturias and began the Reconquista at the Battle of Covadonga, is a Folk hero | national hero regarded as the country's first monarch.
Pelayo's victory at Covadonga is hailed as the beginning of the Reconquista.
* November 26 – Battle of Papudo: The Spanish ship Covadonga is captured by the Chileans and the Peruvians, north of Valparaíso, Chile.
Taking place about a decade later, most likely in the summer of 722, the victory at Covadonga assured the survival of a Christian stronghold in northern Iberia, and today is regarded as the beginning of the Reconquista.
In 722, Pelagius subsequently defeated the Umayyad Caliphate at the Battle of Covadonga, in what is usually regarded as the beginning of the Reconquista.
The Covadonga area is also rich with astonishing stories, such as the one which is said to have happened in a shepherd village where today Enol and Ercina lakes are situated.
In the mountains above the town there are lakes known as Lagos de Covadonga, and the road leading to the lakes is often featured in the Vuelta a España bicycle race.
He is said to have married Ermesinda, daughter of Pelagius, who founded Asturias after the Battle of Covadonga in which he reversed the Moorish conquest of the region.
Within the park is the village of Covadonga, where the battle of Covadonga ( about 722 ), the first major victory by a Christian military force in Iberia after the Islamic conquest, marks the starting-point of the Reconquista.
It is also known as Puerto Covadonga after the port on which it is located.
The traditional start of the Reconquista is identified with the defeat of the Muslims in the Battle of Covadonga in 722.
* 722-A powerful Moorish force sent to conquer Asturias once and for all is defeated by king Pelayo at the Battle of Covadonga.
Covadonga and one
After receiving word of the arrival of the Muslims, Pelayo and his companions hurriedly crossed the Piloña River and headed toward the narrow, easily defended valley of Auseva mountain, and took refuge in one of its caves, Covadonga.
Visits to the Covadonga Sanctuary and its surrounding lakes are one of the main Asturias destinations, receiving a big portion of the region's total tourists.
The indomitable perseverance he had shown during one of the most arduous voyages in the history of sea adventure gained the reward of the capture of an immensely rich prize, Nuestra Señora de Covadonga, possessing 1, 313, 843 pieces of eight, which he encountered off Cape Espiritu Santo on 20 June 1743.
The capture of the Covadonga resulted in the promotion by one grade of all sailors participating in the battle, converting Prat into an ensign ( equivalent to a second lieutenant in the army ).
Though Muslim armies dominated the Iberian Peninsula for centuries afterward, Pelayo of Asturias's victory at the Battle of Covadonga in 722 preserved at least one Christian principality in the north.
The Chileans hoisted a British flag on their ship and maneuvered themselves close to the Spanish ship Virgen de Covadonga, under the command of Luis Fery ( or Ferry ), who thought that the ship may have been one of the similarly built British vessels Shearwater, Colombina, or Mutine.
Covadonga and Cangas
ca: Covadonga ( Cangas de Onís )
Covadonga and de
ca: Batalla de Covadonga
de: Schlacht von Covadonga
es: Batalla de Covadonga
fr: Bataille de Covadonga
gl: Batalla de Covadonga
lmo: Bataja de Covadonga
pt: Batalha de Covadonga
File: Santa Cueva de Covadonga. jpg | Hermitage
* Schooner Virjen de Covadonga
* Real sitio de Covadonga
de: Covadonga
The main ones are Los Molinos de la Covadonga, La Harinera Amecameca, Hilos Cadena which produced milled products and thread.
** Lagos de Covadonga ( Vuelta )-1974
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