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| subdivision_type1 = [[Autonomous communities of Spain|Autonomous community]] |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Asturias]] |
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]] |
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| subdivision_type3 = [[Municipalities of Spain|Municipality]] |
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Cangas de Onís]] |
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| official_name = Covadonga/Cuadonga |
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| image_caption = The [[Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|43|18|32|N|05|03|12|W}} |
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'''Covadonga''' ([[Asturian language|Asturian]]: '''''Cuadonga''''', from ''cova domnica'' "Cave of Our Lady"<ref>Juan Gil Fernández, José L. Moralejo, Juan Ignacio Ruiz de la Peña, ''Crónicas asturianas'', Universidad de Oviedo, 1985, |
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p. 203.</ref>) is one of 11 [[Parroquia (Spain)|parishes]] in [[Cangas de Onís]], a [[municipality]] within the province and [[autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]] of [[Asturias]], in Northwestern [[Spain]]. It is situated in the [[Picos de Europa]] mountains. With a permanent population of 55<ref>''"[https://www.ine.es/uc/eq7vWLDAi1%7CNomenclátor: Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional]". ''Instituo Nacional de Estadística. 2023, retrieved 7 June 2024. </ref>, the parish became a site of [[pilgrimage]] and a place of [[Culture of Spain|great cultural importance]] following the 722 [[Battle of Covadonga]], which marked the beginning of the [[Reconquista|Spanish ''Reconquista'']] of the [[Iberian Peninsula|Iberian Peninusla]]. The battle, which took place near the village in 722, was the first [[Christians|Christian]] victory in the Iberian Peninsula over the [[Moors|Arabs]] [[Umayyad conquest of Hispania|invading from north Africa]] under the [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] banner, and is often considered to be the beginning of the almost eight century-long effort to expel [[Muslims|Muslim]] rulers governing Iberia during the ''Reconquista''. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Vicente |date=25 November 2011 |title=Covadonga |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Covadonga |access-date=7 June 2024 |website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref> |
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The two [[lakes of Covadonga]], [[Lake Enol|Enol]] and [[Lake Ercina|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 [[Santa Cueva de Covadonga|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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*''[[Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga]]'' ("Basilica of Saint Mary the Royal of Covadonga"), a church built in the 19th century based on a design by [[Roberto Frassinelli]]; |
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*''[[Santa Cueva de Covadonga]]'' ("Holy Cave of Covadonga"), in which the bodies of Kings [[Pelagius of Asturias|Pelagius]] and [[Alfonso I of Asturias|Alfonso I]] lie; |
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*[[Collegiate church of Nuestra Señora de Covadonga]], built in the 16th century and declared a ''[[Bien de Interés Cultural]]'' ("Property of Cultural Interest") in 1884; |
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*''Monasterio de San Pedro'' ("Monastery of Saint Peter"); and |
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*Esplanade, with the Museum of the ''Real Sitio de Covadonga'' ("Royal Site of Covadonga"). |
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==Gallery== |
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<gallery> |
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File:CovadongaCathedral2.jpg|Basilica of Santa María la Real of Covadonga |
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File:Cueva de Santa María - Covadonga.JPG|Cueva de Santa María |
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File:Santa Cueva de Covadonga.jpg|Hermitage |
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File:Casa Capitular (Covadonga).jpg|Chapter House |
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File:Vigendecovadnonga2.JPG|Shrine of Our Lady of Covadonga |
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File:ErcinaLakeHorse.jpg|A horse eats grass beside Lake Ercina |
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</gallery> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Battle of Covadonga]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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{{Commons|Covadonga|Covadonga}} |
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*[http://www.llanes.as/guia/cova/index.htm Covadonga] |
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*[http://www.realsitiodecovadonga.com Real sitio de Covadonga] |
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{{Parishes in Cangas de Onís}} |
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{{Authority control}} |
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[[Category:Parishes in Cangas de Onis]] |
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[[Category:Reconquista]] |
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[[Category:Picos de Europa]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:12, 8 June 2024
Covadonga/Cuadonga | |
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  Covadonga/Cuadonga | |
| Coordinates: 43°18′32″N 05°03′12″W / 43.30889°N 5.05333°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Asturias |
| Province | Asturias |
| Municipality | Cangas de Onís |
| Population | |
| • Total | 55 |
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:
- Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga ("Basilica of Saint Mary the Royal of Covadonga"), a church built in the 19th century based on a design by Roberto Frassinelli;
- Santa Cueva de Covadonga ("Holy Cave of Covadonga"), in which the bodies of Kings Pelagius and Alfonso I lie;
- Collegiate church of Nuestra Señora de Covadonga, built in the 16th century and declared a Bien de Interés Cultural ("Property of Cultural Interest") in 1884;
- Monasterio de San Pedro ("Monastery of Saint Peter"); and
- Esplanade, with the Museum of the Real Sitio de Covadonga ("Royal Site of Covadonga").
Gallery[edit]
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Basilica of Santa María la Real of Covadonga -
Cueva de Santa María -
Hermitage -
Chapter House -
Shrine of Our Lady of Covadonga -
A horse eats grass beside Lake Ercina
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Juan Gil Fernández, José L. Moralejo, Juan Ignacio Ruiz de la Peña, Crónicas asturianas, Universidad de Oviedo, 1985, p. 203.
- ^ "Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional". Instituo Nacional de Estadística. 2023, retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Rodriguez, Vicente (25 November 2011). "Covadonga". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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