Covadonga

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Covadonga is a historic site in northern Spain, famed as the birthplace of the Christian Reconquista and home to a revered Marian shrine in the Picos de Europa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic pilgrimage site
historic site
village
associatedWithCentury 8th century
associatedWithDynasty Kingdom of Asturias
associatedWithEvent start of the Reconquista
associatedWithPerson Pelagius of Asturias
battleOccurredAt Battle of Covadonga
belongsToRegion Principality of Asturias
country Spain
hasArchitecturalStyle Neo-Romanesque (basilica)
linked to: Neo-Romanesque
hasBasilica Basilica of Santa María la Real de Covadonga
hasCave Santa Cueva de Covadonga
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of Asturian identity
symbol of Spanish Christian resistance to Islamic rule
hasElevation approximately 260 meters above sea level
hasFeastDay 8 September
hasMonument monuments commemorating the Battle of Covadonga
statue of Pelagius of Asturias
hasNearbyLake Lake Enol NERFINISHED
Lake Ercina
linked to: Lago Ercina
hasNearbyLakes Lagos de Covadonga
hasPilgrimageStatus major Marian pilgrimage destination in Spain
hasReligiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
hasReligiousBuilding Sanctuary of Covadonga
hasShrine Shrine of Our Lady of Covadonga
hasTitle Cradle of Spain
honorsTitleOfMary Our Lady of Covadonga
isPatronOf Asturias (through Our Lady of Covadonga)
linked to: Asturias
knownFor Battle of Covadonga
Marian shrine
birthplace of the Christian Reconquista
languageUsed Spanish
locatedIn Asturias
Picos de Europa
northern Spain
locatedInProtectedArea Picos de Europa National Park
nearbyCity Cangas de Onís
partOf Cangas de Onís municipality
linked to: Cangas de Onís
regionalLanguageUsed Asturian
linked to: Asturian language
tourismType cultural tourism
nature tourism
religious tourism
veneratedFigure Our Lady of Covadonga
Virgin Mary

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Battle of Covadonga hasLocation Covadonga
Asturias contains Covadonga
Pelayo burialPlace Covadonga
Pelayo associatedWith Covadonga
Cave Sanctuary of Covadonga locatedIn Covadonga
subject linked to: cave sanctuary of Covadonga