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Covadonga

Coordinates: 43°19′00″N 5°03′00″W / 43.316667°N 5.05°W / 43.316667; -5.05
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Covadonga/Cuadonga
The Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga
Covadonga/Cuadonga is located in Spain
Covadonga/Cuadonga
Covadonga/Cuadonga
Coordinates: 43°18′32″N 05°03′12″W / 43.30889°N 5.05333°W / 43.30889; -5.05333
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAsturias
ProvinceAsturias
MunicipalityCangas de Onís
Population
 • Total55

Covadonga (Asturian: Cuadonga, from cova domnica "Cave of Our Lady"[1]) is one of 11 parishes in Cangas de Onís, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in Northwestern Spain. It is situated in the Picos de Europa mountains. With a permanent population of 55,[2] the parish became a site of pilgrimage and a place of great cultural importance following the 722 Battle of Covadonga, which marked the beginning of the Spanish Reconquista of the Iberian Peninusla. The battle, which took place near the village in 722, was the first Christian victory in the Iberian Peninsula over the Arabs invading from north Africa under the Umayyad banner, and is often considered to be the beginning of the almost eight century-long effort to expel Muslim rulers governing Iberia during the Reconquista.[3]

The two lakes of Covadonga, Enol and Ercina, are located in the mountains above the town, and the road leading to the lakes is often featured in the Vuelta a España bicycle race. The Holy Cave of Covadonga is a monument dedicated to Our Lady of Covadonga that commemorates the Battle of Covadonga. It comprises the following:

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References

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  1. ^ Juan Gil Fernández, José L. Moralejo, Juan Ignacio Ruiz de la Peña, Crónicas asturianas, Universidad de Oviedo, 1985, p. 203.
  2. ^ "Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional". Instituo Nacional de Estadística. 2023, retrieved 7 June 2024.
  3. ^ Rodriguez, Vicente (25 November 2011). "Covadonga". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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43°19′00″N 5°03′00″W / 43.316667°N 5.05°W / 43.316667; -5.05