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		Pelayo (Spanish), Pelayu (Asturian), or Pelagius (Latin) (died 737) was the founder of the Kingdom of Asturias, ruling from 718 until his death.
		Pelayo was a Visigoth nobleman, the son of Fafila.
		Rather, Pelayo may have come to terms with the Arab elite whereby he was permitted to govern locally in the manner of the previous Visigoths, as is known to have occurred between Arab rulers and Visigothic noblemen elswhere, as in the case of Theudimer.
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	Pelayo of Asturias - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pelayo (in Spanish), Pelágio (in Portuguese), or Pelagius (in Latin) (690–737) was the founder of the Kingdom of Asturias, ruling from 718 until his death.
		Pelayo was a nobleman of high birth in the Visigothic kingdom that held power in Hispania from the early fifth century until its defeat by the Moors at the Battle of Guadalete in 711.
		Pelayo returned to his native Asturias (in the northern part of modern day Spain) and became the leader of a rebellion against Munuza, the Moorish governor of the area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pelayo_of_Asturias (399 words)

	Battle of Covadonga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Seven years after the Islamic 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.
		Pelayo was unable to keep the Muslims out in many cases, but neither could they defeat him, and as soon as they left Asturias, he would re-establish control.
		Pelayo retired into a narrow valley flanked by mountains, which was easily defensible due to the impossibility of launching a broad-fronted attack.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Covadonga (617 words)

	Pelayo of Asturias
		Pelayo (690-737), first King of Asturias (718-737) and the first Christian hero of the Spanish Reconquista.
		A nobleman of high birth in the Kingdom of the Visigoths that held power in Spain from the early 8th century until its defeat by the Muslims at the Battle of Guadalete in 711, Pelayo refused to accept Islamic overlordship of his homeland.
		Pelayo died in 737, legend has it that he was killed while fighting a bear.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/pe/Pelayo.html (330 words)

	Asturias: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		...Asturias Asturias The Principality of Asturias (Asturian : Asturies) is a....
		The Principality of Asturias (Asturian: Asturies) is a province and an autonomous community of Spain on the north coast facing the Bay of Biscay (spanish: Golfo de Vizcaya).
		At one point, Asturias was one of the last remnants of Christian Spain; for this reason, the heir to the Spanish throne takes the title of Prince of Asturias, much as the heir to the English throne is the Prince of Wales.
	www.encyclopedian.com /as/Asturias.html (327 words)

	Pelayo of Asturias: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The kingdom of asturias was the first christian nation to be established in the iberian peninsula after it was conquered by the islamic moors in 711....
		Cangas de onis is a city in the eastern end of the province and autonomous community asturias in the northwest of spain....
		Favila (favilac or fafila) was king of asturias from 737 to 739....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pe/pelayo_of_asturias.htm (1269 words)

	Asturias articles on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Asturias, Miguel Ángel ASTURIAS, MIGUEL ÁNGEL [Asturias, Miguel Ángel], 1899-1974, Guatemalan novelist, poet, and diplomat.
		This major seaport, the largest city in Asturias, is an industrial and commercial center exporting large quantities of coal and iron.
		Carlos CARLOS [Carlos] 1545-68, prince of the Asturias, son of Philip II of Spain and Maria of Portugal.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/00851.html (441 words)

	SPAIN - LoveToKnow Article on SPAIN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		It stretches from Gahicia arc Asturias on the north to the valley of the Guadaiquivir on tiw south, and includes the mountains of Castile, the Sierra de Toledc and the Sierra Morena.
		Pelayo, whom they chose for king, and his victory of Covadonga, are well nigh as legendary, and are quite as obscure as Garci Jimenes and Inigo Arista.
		Pelayo (7 18 737), his brother Favila (737739)of whom we only know that he is said to have been killed by a bear while huntingand Aiphonso I., the Catholic (7397 57), stand as little more than names.
	52.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SP/SPAIN.htm (18907 words)

	Pelayo of Asturias - Definition, explanation
		Pelayo (690—737) was the first King of Asturias, ruling from 718 until his death.
		Pelayo was a nobleman of high birth in the Visigothic kingdom that held power in Iberia from the early 5th century until its defeat by the Moors at the Battle of Guadalete in 711.
		Pelayo returned to his native Asturias in the northern part of Spain and became the leader of a rebellion against Munuza, the Moorish governor of the area.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/p/pe/pelayo_of_asturias.php (399 words)

	OkSpain
		Asturias became a bastion of Christian culture in the period of splendor that ensued, characterized by a pre-Romanesque architectural style that featured elaborate decorative elements and can still be seen in the churches of Santa María del Naranco, San Salvador de Valdediós, and San Julián de los Prados, all declared Heritage of Mankind by UNESCO.
		Asturias is fortunate to have top quality products from the valleys and from the sea, and the region has long been known for its culinary arts.
		The climate of Asturias is that of the Spanish Atlantic, characterized by moderate temperatures (except in the high mountains) and by plentiful rainfall throughout the year.
	www.okspain.org /comunidades/Asturias.asp (377 words)

	El trono roquero de la Santina
		Pelayo pasó entonces a luchar al lado de D. Rodrigo, de quien se hizo espatario.
		D. Pelayo mandó construir una cruz en roble que le sirviera de talismán en la batalla contra el infiel musulmán.
		Pelayo que se había refugiado en Covadonga pudo reclutar a un gran número de seguidores a su causa convirtiendo este refugio en el bastión más importante de la resistencia cristiana.
	www.uv.es /charco/documentos/covadonga.htm (1328 words)

	Reconquista Begins: 1056
		During the establishment of Moorish power, a remnant of Christian rule was preserved in the northern portion of the Iberian peninsula.
		Pelayo, a Visigothic chieftain, founded the most important Christian state of the northern peninsula, the small kingdom of Asturias, about 718.
		Pelayo's son-in-law, Alfonso, conquered nearly all the region known as Galicia, recaptured most of Leon, and was then crowned Alfonso I, king of Leon and Asturias.
	www.thenagain.info /WebChron/WestEurope/FerdinandCastille.CP.html (282 words)

	Pelayo 690 690 737 737 first King of Asturias Asturias... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		"Pelayo" (690 690-737 737), first King of Asturias Asturias (718 718-737 737) and the first Christian Christian hero of the Spanish "Reconquista Reconquista".
		He was captured in 717 717 and imprisoned by the Moors, but soon escaped and returned to Asturias, where he defeated Munuza and established the Kingdom of Asturias in 718 718, with its capital at Cangas de Onis Cangas de Onis.
		Pelayo died in 737 737, legend has it that he was killed while fighting a bear.
	www.biodatabase.de /Pelayo_of_Asturias (449 words)

	Spanish Civil War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Republicans ranged from centrists who supported capitalist liberal democracy to communists or anarchist revolutionaries; their power base was primarily secular and urban (though it also included landless peasants) and was particularly strong in industrial regions like Asturias and Catalonia.
		The conservative Basque Country also sided with the Republic, largely because it, along with nearby Cataluña sought autonomy from the central government which would later be suppressed by the centralizing nationalists.
		Meanwhile, on August 28, the Vatican recognized Franco (possibly under pressure from Mussolini), and at the end of November, with the Nationalists closing in on Valencia, the government moved again, to Barcelona.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spanish_Civil_War (5689 words)

	Chapter 11:The Individuality of Portugal
		Traditionally, the reconquest of Iberia from the Moslems began with Pelayo "the Goth" and the battle (e.
		Pelayo was a man of the north, or perhaps the northwest.
		In the broken terrain of Portugal it was not difficult for individual farmers to remain; the case was otherwise in the open plateau.
	libro.uca.edu /stanislawski/Chap11.htm (6174 words)

	Pelayo of Asturias - Gurupedia
		A nobleman of high birth in the Kingdom of the Visigoths that held power in Spain from the early 5th century until its defeat by the Muslims at the Battle of Guadalete in 711, Pelayo refused to accept Islamic overlordship of his homeland.
		He escaped capture at the battle of Guadalete, where he may have been a member of the Visigothic King Rodrigo's bodyguard, and returned to his native Asturias in the northern part of Spain.
		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
	www.gurupedia.com /p/pe/pelayo.htm (347 words)

	Family Name History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		As a result the tiny Asturias kingdom was able to expand, first by merging its ruling family with the dynasty of the Duke of Cantabria to the east, and then by extending westward into Galicia.
		However, the rise of Leon and Castile in the tenth century eclipsed Asturias, and after the reign of Alfonso III it was politically dependent on Leon.
		Nevertheless, Asturias has always retained its distinct cultural and linguistic character, and today the Principality of Asturias is one of the autonomous regions of Spain.
	www.ficalho.com /html/family_name_history.html (976 words)

	The Royal Forums - View Single Post - Names For Future Infante/Infanta
		PELAYO and SOFIA are written in capital letters, among the predilections of the Princes.
		If in 2003 Sofía occupied the 30th position in the ranking of the most frequent names, Pelayo does not appear in the 155th positions of the statistic provided by the Ine; not even in Asturias, where was born the legend of Don Pelayo.
		Born in Tuy, at the beginning of the X century, he was captured by the Muslims at the age of 10, and taken to Córdova.
	www.theroyalforums.com /forums/232409-post43.html (842 words)

	Asturias on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		From Asturias came the Christian reconquest of Spain, as the successors of King Alfonso I extended their control over Asturias, Galicia, León, and parts of Castile, Navarre, and Vizcaya.
		The Asturians are noted for their stubborn courage and independence—traits shown in the warfare against Napoleon, in various uprisings against the Spanish government, in the civil war of 1936-39, and in the general strike of 1962.
		En el centenario de Miguel Angel Asturias, su familia pide la repatriación de sus restos.(autor)(TT: On the one hundredth anniversary of his birth, the family of Miguel Angel Asturias asks for his remains to be brought back to his country.)(TA: author)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/A/AstursS1p.asp (503 words)

	Patrick Delaforce Family History Research Chapter 45
		Pélage (Pelayo) BALT Prince of the Astúrias (abt 680 - 737) = Gaudasia of the Galiza (?685 -?)
		Pelayo had been elected the Visigoth King of Asturias and it was he who gave the Moors their first serious bloody nose at the battle of Covadonga in 722.
		Pelayo is Pélage on the previous family tree but his position on this is disputed by some sources.
	www.art-science.com /Ken/Genealogy/PD/ch45_Goth_TD.html (1862 words)

	The Kingdom of León-Castilla under King Alfonso VI
		Pelayo was Alfonso VI's choice for that important bishopric in 1102 and was a prominent figure at court during the reigns of both Alfonso and his daughter, Urraca.
		That impression is reinforced by the activity of the various bishops in the confirming of those royal charters, roughly indicating their frequency at court.
		This is certainly the former alférez, or shieldbearer, of Fernando I and the governor of the extreme western district of Asturias.
	libro.uca.edu /alfonso6/alfonso2.htm (8827 words)

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		When they came to Asturias, seeking to apprehend him treacherously in a village called Brece, the plan of the Chaldeans was made known to Pelayo by a friend.
		Pelayo was on Mt. Auseva with his allies.
		Pelayo said, "Christ is our hope that through this little mountain, which you see, the well-being of Spain and the army of the Gothic people will be restored.
	www.sumadrid.es /ariza/alandalus/textos.htm (5872 words)

	History of Castile and Leon - IBWiki
		The expulsion of the Muslims was reputedly started by the first King of Asturias, named Pelayo (718-737), who started his fight against the Moors in the mountains of Covadonga (722).
		The ancient Kingdom of Asturias clung to the loose mountains of northeastern Spain, with its capital at Oviedo, while the Basques in Navarre retained sovereignty through the period of Muslim rule.
		Because the tradition of primogeniture did not yet exist in Spain, upon Fernando's death in 1065 his lands were divided among his sons, Alfonso VI of Castile, Sancho II of Castile, and Garcia of Galicia.
	ib.frath.net /w/History_of_Castile_and_Leon (6069 words)

	Hotel Arcea Gran Hotel Pelayo Asturias - Hotels in Asturias Spain
		Totally renovated, Hotel Arcea Gran Hotel Pelayo has incorporated to its old elegancy the whole comfort of a four stars hotel in a level of service and equipment as high as the level of its location.
		Located in Covadonga, in the heart of Picos de Europa, the oldest Natural Park of Spain, where history and Nature join each other in order to create a superb atmosphere of beauty.
		Customer comments are strictly limited to customers who have used bookassist to make a reservation at this hotel.
	www.bookassist.com /spain/Hotel-Arcea-Gran-Hotel-Pelayo-Asturias.html (408 words)

	History of Spain - Gurupedia
		Asturias clung to the loose mountains of northeastern Spain, with its capital at
		Sancho III of Navarre - a man of considerable military skill - placed his son Ferdinand on the throne of the County of Castile in 1028, propelling Christian Spain yet further into the south.
		Ferdinand was a prudent and pious monarch, unifying Navarre, Galicia, Asturias, and Leon under his leadership.
	www.gurupedia.com /h/hi/history_of_spain.htm (3224 words)

	THE RON HOUSE - Footnotes. A. E. Ron, Translator
		DON PELAYO spread his people around the surrounding parts, remaining only with 2,000 well-armed Galicians, Asturians, and mountain men in the cave of Mount Ausava, which had been given the name Santa Maria de Covadonga, all provided with provisions.
		Servando says that PELAYO remained in Covadonga with only 500 men of Galicia and Asturias, and the rest he send up [the mountain]...
		Pelayo = Pelagius, which is actually a Latin and not a Gothic name.
	home.houston.rr.com /ronfamily/FootTheRonHouse.html (4430 words)

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