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Statue of Don Pelayo

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Statue of Don Pelayo

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  • Location: Cangas De Onís, Cangas De Onis, Asturias, Spain

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    This general, through his military skill, halted the advance of the Muslims in Spain and thus initiated the Reconquista.
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    According to legend, the Virgin Mary appeared to the Asturian prince Don Pelayo in the Holy Cave of Covadonga before the battle against the Moors. Don Pelayo was the first Christian prince to defeat the Moors in battle. He pursued them through the Picos de Europa, thereby initiating the Reconquista. He is thus also considered the first king of Asturias, the first Christian kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula after the Muslim conquest.
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    Location: Cangas De Onís, Cangas De Onis, Asturias, Spain

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