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	Covadonga Web
		Covadonga - obwohl in Asturien - ist aber auch dabei.
		Aus diesem Anlass ist bei Covadonga der großformatige sporthistorische Band Die Geschichte der Rad-Weltmeisterschaft“ erschienen.
		Rechtzeitig zu diesen Jahrestagen ist im Covadonga Verlag eine neue Auflage der akribisch recherchierten, lange Zeit vergriffenen Biografie Der vergessene Weltmeister“ erschienen, mit der die Autorin Renate Franz insbesondere die rätselhaften Umstände von Albert Richters Tod beleuchtet.
	www.covadonga.de /etappe1.php (671 words)

	GORP - Outdoor Spain - Montaqa de Covadonga National Park (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Covadonga is where the Spanish Christian army first held fast against the Moors.
		Covadonga is in the Picos de Europa, a limestone mountain range along Spain's north Atlantic coast.
		The skies of Covadonga carry golden eagles, griffon and Egyptian vultures, short-toed and booted eagles, hen harriers in the heathland, goshawks, sparrowhawks, kestrels, peregrine falcons, and eagle owls.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/location/europe/sp_park/montana.htm (560 words)

	Our Lady of Covadonga (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Muslim invasion of Spain from Africa began in 711 and the beginning of the reconquest of Spain began from here in Covadonga in 722 with the victory of Don Pelayo and his army.
		The name Covadonga, comes from two words, cueva meaning “cave” and donga meaning “deep”, so it means “deep cave.” According to legend, Don Pelayo, received the breath of the Virgin who appeared before the Christian soldiers in the historic battle of 722.
		(King Alphonso II built the Camera Santa for the Sudarium in Oviedo) A monastery was built at the foot of the cave which guarded “la Santina” the Virgin of Covadonga, the patron of Asturias but the monastery and image were destroyed by fire in 1777.
	www.frtommylane.com /homilies/pilgrimage/covadonga.htm (397 words)

	Covadonga, Spain
		Covadonga is regarded as the birthplace of Spain.
		After the Moorish incursion and the destruction of the Visigothic kingdom a handful of Christian warriors under the leadership of Pelayo withdrew into these inaccessible mountains and defied the invaders.
		The Reconquista then started from the newly founded kingdom of Asturias, with its capital at Cangas de Onis: hence the title of Prince of Asturias borne by the heir to the Spanish throne.
	www.planetware.com /spain/covadonga-e-ast-cov.htm (263 words)

	covadonga,covadonga basilica, alojamientos, apartamentos, en covadonga y los picos de europa
		En Covadonga se unen la naturaleza, la religión y la historia.
		En Covadonga en el año 722 comenzó la reconquista de una España dominada por los árabes.
		La visita a Covadonga debe comenzarse por la Cueva Santa, que se encuentra sobre la laguna que genera la cascada del río Deva, que nace así de entre las rocas.
	www.el-caminoreal.com /ee_cova.htm (418 words)

	llanes.as \| Covadonga \| Guía del Viajero en Llanes
		El Real sitio de Covadonga se encuentra en el concejo de Cangas de Onís, en un valle a 236 metros sobre el nivel del mar y en un radio de 15 kilómetros se encuentra el mar y la parte oriental de los Picos de Europa.
		La santa Cueva: Toda la leyenda sobre el rey Pelayo se centra en esta cueva, que da cobijo a la Virgen de Covadonga, apodada cariñosamente la Santina.
		Museo de Covadonga: Este edificio del primer cuarto del siglo XX, construido para ser una hospedería, alberga hoy el museo de Covadonga.
	www.llanes.as /guia/cova/index.htm (544 words)

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