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	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Battle of Covadonga
		The Battle of Covadonga was the first major victory by a Christian military force in Spain following the Islamic Moors' conquest of that country in 711.
		Seven years after the Islamic conquest of Spain, Pelayo, a nobleman of the country's former rulers, the Visigoths, managed to expel a provincial governor named Munuza from the district of Asturias in the northwestern part of the Iberian peninsula.
		The Christian accounts of the battle claim that the slaughter among the Moors was great, a claim that in this case is probably true.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/ba/Battle_of_Covadonga (548 words)

	Battle of Covadonga
		The Battle of Covadonga was the first major victory by a Christian military force in Spain following the Islamic Moors' conquest of that country in 711.
		Seven years after the Islamic conquest of Spain, Pelayo, a nobleman of the country's former rulers, the Visigoths, managed to expel a provincial governor named Munuza from the district of Asturias in the northwestern part of the Iberian peninsula.
		Alqama himself fell in the battle, and his soldiers fled from the battlefield.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ba/Battle_of_Covadonga.html (523 words)

	Spain
		The inhabitants of Numantia were seen as the »first Spanish«, since the characteristics described were considered typical traits of the Spanish national character.
		Teutoburg Forest and the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig.
		He not only depicted death and destruction, but also the horror of the Romans (on the right in the picture), who stand aghast, unable to comprehend the sacrifice of their enemies.
	www.dhm.de /ausstellungen/mythen/english/spanien.html (808 words)

	Battle of Covadonga: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		The Battle of Covadonga was the first major victory by a Christian military force in Spain following the Islamic Moors' conquest of that country in 711.
		Seven years after the Islamic conquest of Spain, Pelayo, a nobleman of the country's former rulers, the Visigoths, managed to expel a provincial governor named Munuza from the district of Asturias in the northwestern part of the Iberian peninsula.
		The Christian accounts of the battle claim that the slaughter among the Moors was great, a claim that in this case is probably true.
	www.encyclopedian.com /ba/Battle-of-Covadonga.html (570 words)

	Reconquista - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Umayyad conquest of Hispania from the Visigoths occurred during the early 8th century, and the Reconquista is commonly considered to have begun almost immediately in 722, with the Battle of Covadonga, and completed in 1492, with the Conquest of Granada.
		Despite numerous battles the the populations of neither the Umayyads - using Galicia as their base of operations - nor that of the Asturians was sufficient to effect an occupation of these northern territories.
		Under the reign of Ramiro, famed for the legendary Battle of Clavijo, the border began to move fitfully southward as Asturian holdings in Castile, Galicia and León were fortified and an intensive programme of repopulation of the countryside begun in those territories.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Reconquista (5813 words)

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		Battle of Bassorah (Battle of the Camel) - 655 CE, 34 AH Battle of Siffin - 657 CE, 36 AH Battle of Nahrawan - 659 CE, 37 AH Battle of Karbala - 680 CE, 61 AH Battles of the Umayyads
		Battle of Guadalete - 711 CE (Tariq ibn-Ziyad)
		Battle of Toulouse - 721 CE Battle of Covadonga - 722 CE Battle of Tours - 732 CE Battle of Narbonne - 737 CE Battle of Avignon - 737 CE Battle of the River Berre - 737 CE Battle of Nîmes - 737 CE Battles of the Abbasid Caliphate
	www.haloscan.com /comments/stellar10/116244945087181445 (701 words)

	Battle of Covadonga Information
		The Battle of Covadonga was the first major victory by a Christian military force in Iberia following the Islamic Moors' conquest of that region in 711.
		On July 9, 721, an Islamic force that crossed the Pyrenees and invaded the Kingdom of the Franks was defeated by them in the Battle of Toulouse, in present-day France.
		The Christian accounts of the battle claim that the slaughter among the Moors was great, while Moorish accounts describe it as a mere skirmish.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Battle_of_Covadonga (582 words)

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		The Battle of Caldera Bay occurred during the civil war in Chile in 1891 and was fought between the Congressionalist ironclad Blanco Encalada and the Balmacedist torpedo gunboats Almirante Lynch and Almirante Condell who torpedoed the ironclad amidships and sank her in two minutes.
		The Battle of Culloden was a defeat in 1746 of the Jacobite rebel army of the British prince Charles Edward Stuart (the 'Young Pretender') by the Duke of Cumberland on a stretch of moorland in Inverness‑shire, Scotland.
		The Battle of Navas de Tolosa was fought in 1212 between Yakub Almansur of the Almohades and the kings of Aragon, Castile and Navarre.
	www.israelect.com /reference/WillieMartin/Famous_Battles.htm (14064 words)

	Battle of Covadonga - Karr.net (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Battle of Covadonga was the first major victory by a Christian military force in Iberia following the Muslim Moors' conquest of that region in 711.
		On July 9, 721, a Muslim force that crossed the Pyrenees and invaded the Kingdom of the Franks was defeated by them in the Battle of Toulouse, in present-day France.
		The Christian accounts of the battle claim that the slaughter among the Moors was great, while Moorish accounts describe it as a mere skirmish.
	216.92.11.22 /encyclopedia/Battle_of_Covadonga (713 words)

	Battle of Covadonga at AllExperts
		The Battle of Covadonga was the first major victory by a Christian military force in Iberia following the Muslim Moors' conquest of that region in 711.
		Seven years after the Muslim conquest of Iberia, Pelayo, a nobleman of the country's former rulers, the Visigoths, managed to expel a provincial governor named Munuza from the district of Asturias in the northwestern part of the Iberian peninsula.
		On July 9, 721, an Muslim force that crossed the Pyrenees and invaded the Kingdom of the Franks was defeated by them in the Battle of Toulouse, in present-day France.
	en.allexperts.com /e/b/ba/battle_of_covadonga.htm (645 words)

	Covadonga information
		The sanctuary of Covadonga is located in the east area of Asturias, in the municipality of Cangas de Onis, on a narrow and steep valley surrounded of lofty mountains at a maximum heigh of 263 m over the level of the sea.
		Just at 10 Km from the village Cangas de Onís,appear the magnificience of Covadonga with 240m heigth where The Virgin (Santina) wanted to settle to unify the whole Spain in Christ and to spill his benedictions.
		Alongside the cave of Covadonga the basílica is a pilgrimage place for the population of Asturias.
	www.in-spain.net /information/asturias/asturias/covadonga_information.htm (112 words)

	Battle of Covadonga Totally Explained
		The Battle of Covadonga was the first major victory by a Christian military force in Iberia following the Muslim Moors' conquest of that region in 711.
		On July 9, 721, a Muslim force that had crossed the Pyrenees and invaded the Kingdom of the Franks was defeated by them in the Battle of Toulouse, in present-day France.
		The Christian accounts of the battle claim that the slaughter among the Moors was horrific, while Moorish accounts describe it as a mere skirmish.
	battle_of_covadonga.totallyexplained.com (987 words)

	Spanish California
		The Battle of Jerez in 711 A.D. and the Battle of Covadonga in 722 A.D. In the early eighth century the Visigoth Empire maintained a fortress at Ceuta across from Gibraltar.
		The Moors tried their hand at it in 722, but were defeated by the Asturian chieftain Pelayo in a small battle at Covadonga.
		The Battle of Granada in 1492 A.D. The Moorish influence in all aspects of Spanish culture is enormous.
	www.inn-california.com /Articles/history/spain.html (1157 words)

	Asturias information, asturias information, spain (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The sanctuary of Covadonga is located in the east area of Asturias, in the municipality of Cangas de Onis, on a narrow and steep valley surrounded of lofty mountains at a maximum heigh of 263 m over the level of the sea.
		Just at 10 Km from the village Cangas de Onís,appear the magnificience of Covadonga with 240m heigth where The Virgin (Santina) wanted to settle to unify the whole Spain in Christ and to spill his benedictions.
		Alongside the cave of Covadonga the basílica is a pilgrimage place for the population of Asturias.
	www.spain-map.com /information/asturias/covadonga_information.asp (213 words)

	Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Battle of Covadonga"
		The Battle of Covadonga was the first major victory by a Christian military force in Iberia following the Muslim Moors' conquest of that region in 711.
		Seven years after the Muslim conquest of Iberia, Pelayo, a nobleman of the country's former rulers, the Visigoths, managed to expel a provincial governor named Munuza from the district of Asturias in the northwestern part of the Iberian peninsula.
		On July 9, 721, a Muslim force that crossed the Pyrenees and invaded the Kingdom of the Franks was defeated by them in the Battle of Toulouse, in present-day France.
	www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=battle_of_%43ovadonga (563 words)

	Covadonga - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Covadonga, village, Oviedo prov., N Spain, in Asturias.
		A battle fought nearby sometime between 718 and 725 was the first victory of the Christians over the Moors; it had great symbolic significance in the Christian reconquest of Spain.
		Legend says that a cave near Covadonga was the refuge of King Pelayo.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Covadong.html (323 words)

	Battle of Covadonga - Japan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Battle of Covadonga was the first major victory by a Christian military force in Iberia following the Muslim Moors' conquest of that region in 711.
		Excerpt: "In the Spanish national mythopoeia the battle of Covadonga is remembered as the "cradle of the Reconquest." Fought in the mountain fastness of the Picos de...
		The Battle of Covadonga was the first major victory by a...
	battle-of-covadonga.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Battle_of_Covadonga (1411 words)

	Battle of Covadonga - RecipeFacts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		{{Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Covadonga partof=the Islamic conquests and Reconquista image=Image:Don Pelayo.jpg caption= date=Summer of 722 place=Picos de Europa near Covadonga result=Asturian victory combatant1=Kingdom of Asturias combatant2=Andalusian Muslims of the Ummayad commander1=Pelayo of Asturias commander2=Munuza and Alqama strength1=Possibly 300 strength2=Unknown casualties1=Unknown casualties2=Unknown }} Template:Campaignbox Muslim Conquest Iberia Template:Campaignbox Reconquista
		The Battle of Covadonga was the first major victory by a Christian military force in Iberia following the Islamic Moors' conquest of that region in 711.
		On July 9, 721, an Islamic force that crossed the Pyrenees and invaded the Kingdom of the Franks was defeated by them in the Battle of Toulouse, in present-day France.
	www.recipeland.com:8080 /facts/Battle_of_Covadonga (644 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Covadonga
		Covadonga (Asturian: Cuadonga), from Latin Cova dominica, "Cavern of the Lady", is a village in Asturias, northwestern Spain, among the Picos de Europa mountains where Spanish Christians won a battle over the Muslim Moors around 718 and 725.
		This was the first victory of the Christians over the occupying Moors and had great symbolic significance as the start of Reconquista.
		The road leading to these climbs is often featured in the Vuelta a España.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Covadonga (285 words)

	Pelayo
		A nobleman of high birth in the Kingdom of the Visigoths that held power in Spain until its defeat by the Muslims at the Battle of Guadalete in 711, Pelayo refused to accept Islamic overlordship of his homeland.
		It wasn't until 722 that his kingdom was secured, when a powerful Muslim force sent to conquer Asturias once and for all was defeated by Pelayo at the Battle of Covadonga.
		The Battle of Covadonga was the first major victory by a Christian military force in Spain following the Moors' conquest of that country.
	www.athalawulf.com /pelayo.htm (1058 words)

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