Showing posts with label Pelayo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pelayo. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Covadonga
My dad and I both agree that this is one of the prettiest places on earth. The Reconquest of Spain from the Moors started here in the eighth century AD and ended in the year 1492; same year of the arrival of Columbus to "The New World". Legend is that Pelayo the 1st King of Asturias and his small army defeated the advancing Moorish Army from the top of this mountain. I found it interesting that so many children born in Asturias today are named Pelayo and Covadonga. Besos para mis amigos en Veguin.
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