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.

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Label Occurrences
Pelayo canonical 3
Pelayo de Asturias 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure
human
king
nobleman
alsoKnownAs Pelagius of Asturias
Pelayo de Asturias
linked to: Pelayo
associatedWith Asturian monarchy
Cangas de Onís
Covadonga
battle Battle of Covadonga
burialPlace Covadonga
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
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
historicalRegion Asturias
isCreditedWith leading Christian resistance in northern Iberia
starting the Reconquista
languageOfName Asturian
linked to: Asturian language

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 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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pelagius of Asturias name Pelayo
Pelayo givenName Pelayo
Pelayo alsoKnownAs Pelayo de Asturias
linked to: Pelayo