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.

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Generate an image of the Battle of Covadonga (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.)

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Battle of Covadonga canonical 13
Batalla de Covadonga 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Batalla de Covadonga ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Covadonga
associatedWith Kingdom of Asturias foundation myth ⓘ
Pelagius of Asturias ⓘ
belligerent Asturian Christians ⓘ
Muslim forces of al-Andalus ⓘ
chronologicalContext post-711 Muslim conquest of Iberia ⓘ
conflict Reconquista ⓘ
country Kingdom of Asturias ⓘ
dateApproximate circa 718 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Pelayo ⓘ
hasCulturalDepiction Spanish historical literature ⓘ
Spanish historical painting ⓘ
hasLocation Asturias ⓘ
Covadonga ⓘ
Picos de Europa ⓘ
northern Iberia ⓘ
hasOutcome survival of an independent Christian polity in Asturias ⓘ
hasParticipant Asturian forces ⓘ
Kingdom of Asturias ⓘ
Muslim forces in al-Andalus ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
hasTopographicContext cave sanctuary of Covadonga ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ
inceptionAsSymbol Middle Ages ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
legacy important symbol in Asturian identity ⓘ
key reference point in Spanish national historiography ⓘ
opponent Umayyad forces in al-Andalus ⓘ
partOf Reconquista ⓘ
early medieval warfare in Iberia ⓘ
region Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
religiousAspect Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ
result Asturian victory ⓘ
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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Reconquista → hasPart → Battle of Covadonga ⓘ
Umayyad conquest of Hispania → significantBattle → Battle of Covadonga ⓘ
Battle of Covadonga → alsoKnownAs → Batalla de Covadonga ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Covadonga
Kingdom of Asturias → notableEvent → Battle of Covadonga ⓘ
medieval Spain → hasImportantEvent → Battle of Covadonga ⓘ
Christian kings of Asturias → notableEvent → Battle of Covadonga ⓘ
Pelagius of Asturias → battle → Battle of Covadonga ⓘ
Pelayo → battle → Battle of Covadonga ⓘ
Covadonga → knownFor → Battle of Covadonga ⓘ
Covadonga → battleOccurredAt → Battle of Covadonga ⓘ
Asturian Christians → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Covadonga ⓘ
Cave Sanctuary of Covadonga → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Covadonga ⓘ
subject linked to: cave sanctuary of Covadonga
Military history of Spain → includesConflict → Battle of Covadonga ⓘ