Covadonga (Asturian: Cuadonga, from cova domnica "Cave of Our Lady") is one of 11 parishes in Cangas de Onís, a municipality within the province and autonomous...
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Battle of Covadonga took place in 722 between the army of Pelagius the Visigoth and the army of the Umayyad Caliphate. Fought near Covadonga, in the Picos...
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The Lakes of Covadonga (el. 1134 m.) (Spanish: Lagos de Covadonga) are composed of two glacial lakes located on the region of Asturias, Spain. These lakes...
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The Santa Cueva de Covadonga ("Holy Cave of Covadonga") is a Catholic sanctuary located in Asturias, northern Spain. It is a cave in the Picos de Europa...
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María la Real de Covadonga[pronunciation?](English: Basilica of Holy Mary, the Queen of Covadonga) is a Catholic church located in Covadonga/Cuadonga, Cangas...
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Lady of Covadonga also named "La Santina" is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the name of a Marian shrine devoted to her at Covadonga, Asturias...
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Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907–1938) (redirect from Count of Covadonga)
on 21 June 1933, after which Alfonso took the courtesy title Count of Covadonga. This was required by the regulations for the succession set by the Pragmatic...
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Sampedro-Ocejo y Robato (5 March 1906 – 23 May 1994) was known as the Countess of Covadonga after her marriage to Alfonso, former Prince of Asturias, in 1933. The...
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Amigos de Covadonga is a non-profit civil association, created in Asturias (Spain). It was created with the purpose of spreading and promoting devotion...
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Club Deportivo Covadonga is a Spanish football team based in Oviedo, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1979 it plays in Tercera Federación...
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Oppa among his ranks is generally accepted. A battle was fought near Covadonga (in monte Auseva or in monte Libana) in which Alkama was killed and Oppa...
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building in the Sanctuary of Covadonga and is located next to the Holy Cave. Asturian art Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga Catholic Church in Spain...
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Covadonga Romero Rodríguez (8 September 1917 – 27 June 2018) was a Spanish sculptor and painter, a pioneer of the women's avant-garde of Asturias. Covadonga...
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The schooner Virgen de Covadonga, was a schooner built in Spain and launched in 1859. During the Spanish-South American War (1863-1866), it was captured...
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Asturias, Spain, in the vicinity of Covadonga. Pelagius of Asturias, who in 718 conquered a Moorish army in Covadonga to begin the so-called Spanish Reconquista...
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Huon Bay (Antarctica) (redirect from Covadonga Harbor)
Legoupil. Named by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition after their ship Covadonga, which first used this anchorage in 1947-48. 63°21′S 58°02′W / 63.350°S...
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los Picos de Europa. Within the park is the village of Covadonga, where the battle of Covadonga (about 722), the first major victory by a Christian military...
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Adidas 1974–1982 Le Coq Sportif 1983–1986 Puma 1987–1991 Ennerre 1992–1998 Covadonga 1999–2001 L-Sporto 2002–2004 Uhlsport 2004–2006 Puma 2006–2023 In-House...
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arrived and set up camp in the Cantabrian Mountains near the town of Covadonga where Pelagius was hiding. After Pelagius refused to surrender, Al Qama...
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Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (redirect from Puerto Covadonga)
The base is operated by the Chilean Army. It is also known as Puerto Covadonga after the port on which it is located. The German Antarctic Receiving...
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September 1913 – 4 February 1993) was the second wife of the Count of Covadonga (previously known as Alfonso, Prince of Asturias). Rocafort, a fashion...
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near Poncebos, south of Arenas de Cabrales. The shrine to the Virgin of Covadonga and the mountain lakes (Los Lagos), near Cangas de Onís: Legend has it...
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King Alfonso I and Ermesinda, located in the Santa Cueva de Covadonga ("Holy Cave of Covadonga"): Their tomb is the one at the head of the church facing...
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altered his course and positioned Covadonga behind Lamar. Grau commanded Independencia to block the path of Covadonga and Lamar. Observing Condell's actions...
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of Kyburg Count of Haut-Rhin Count of Goriza Count of Namur Count of Covadonga Count of Girona Count of Osona Count of Besalú Count of Anjou Count of...
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very complete Vuelta", and welcomed that the inclusion of the Lagos de Covadonga climb on the final stage, stating "to end in such a famous location is...
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Mountains, in north-west Spain. After defeating the Moors in the Battle of Covadonga in 722, Pelagius was proclaimed king, thus founding the Christian Kingdom...
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beginning of the Reconquista is traditionally dated to the Battle of Covadonga (circa 718 or 722), in which an Asturian army achieved the first Christian...
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Ermesinda, daughter of Pelagius, who founded Asturias after the Battle of Covadonga in which he reversed the Moorish conquest of the region. He succeeded...
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Aguada de Pasajeros (redirect from Covadonga (Aguada de Pasajeros))
divided into the town of Aguada and the villages of Carreño, Real Campiña, Covadonga and Perseverancia. Yaguaramas, now part of Abreus municipality, was part...
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