Editing Covadonga

{{about||the eponymous sanctuary|Santa Cueva de Covadonga|the Cuban village|Covadonga (Aguada de Pasajeros)}}
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| name               = 
| settlement_type    = [[Parish (administrative division)|Parish]]
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = [[Spain]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[Autonomous communities of Spain|Autonomous community]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Asturias]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Asturias]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Municipalities of Spain|Municipality]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Cangas de Onís]]
| population_total   = 55
| official_name      = Covadonga/Cuadonga
| image_caption      = The [[Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga]]
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'''Covadonga'''  ([[Asturian language|Asturian]]: '''''Cuadonga''''', from ''cova domnica'' "Cave of Our Lady"<ref>Juan Gil Fernández, José L. Moralejo, Juan Ignacio Ruiz de la Peña, ''Crónicas asturianas'', Universidad de Oviedo, 1985,
p. 203.</ref>) is one of 11 [[Parroquia (Spain)|parishes]] in [[Cangas de Onís]], a [[municipality]] within the province and [[autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]] of [[Asturias]], in Northwestern [[Spain]]. It is situated in the [[Picos de Europa]] mountains. With a permanent population of 55,<ref>''"[https://www.ine.es/uc/eq7vWLDAi1%7CNomenclátor: Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional]". ''Instituo Nacional de Estadística. 2023, retrieved 7 June 2024.</ref> the parish became a site of [[pilgrimage]] and a place of [[Culture of Spain|great cultural importance]] following the 722 [[Battle of Covadonga]], which marked the beginning of the [[Reconquista|Spanish ''Reconquista'']] of the [[Iberian Peninsula|Iberian Peninusla]]. The battle, which took place near the village in 722, was the first [[Christians|Christian]] victory in the Iberian Peninsula over the [[Moors|Arabs]] [[Umayyad conquest of Hispania|invading from north Africa]] under the [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] banner, and is often considered to be the beginning of the almost eight century-long effort to expel [[Muslims|Muslim]] rulers governing Iberia during the ''Reconquista''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Vicente |date=25 November 2011 |title=Covadonga |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Covadonga |access-date=7 June 2024 |website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref>

The two [[lakes of Covadonga]], [[Lake Enol|Enol]] and [[Lake Ercina|Ercina]], are located in the mountains above the town, and the road leading to the lakes is often featured in the [[Vuelta a España]] bicycle race. The [[Santa Cueva de Covadonga|Holy Cave of Covadonga]] is a monument dedicated to [[Our Lady of Covadonga]] that commemorates the Battle of Covadonga. It comprises the following:
*''[[Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga]]'' ("Basilica of Saint Mary the Royal of Covadonga"), a church built in the 19th century based on a design by [[Roberto Frassinelli]];
*''[[Santa Cueva de Covadonga]]'' ("Holy Cave of Covadonga"), in which the bodies of Kings [[Pelagius of Asturias|Pelagius]] and [[Alfonso I of Asturias|Alfonso I]] lie;
*[[Collegiate church of Nuestra Señora de Covadonga]], built in the 16th century and declared a ''[[Bien de Interés Cultural]]'' ("Property of Cultural Interest") in 1884;
*''Monasterio de San Pedro'' ("Monastery of Saint Peter"); and
*Esplanade, with the Museum of the ''Real Sitio de Covadonga'' ("Royal Site of Covadonga").

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:CovadongaCathedral2.jpg|Basilica of Santa María la Real of Covadonga
File:Cueva de Santa María - Covadonga.JPG|Cueva de Santa María
File:Santa Cueva de Covadonga.jpg|Hermitage
File:Casa Capitular (Covadonga).jpg|Chapter House
File:Virgen de Covadonga2.jpg|Shrine of Our Lady of Covadonga
File:ErcinaLakeHorse.jpg|A horse eats grass beside Lake Ercina
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Battle of Covadonga]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons}}
*[http://www.llanes.as/guia/cova/index.htm Covadonga]
*[http://www.realsitiodecovadonga.com Real sitio de Covadonga]

{{Parishes in Cangas de Onís}}
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[[Category:Parishes in Cangas de Onis]]
[[Category:Reconquista]]
[[Category:Picos de Europa]]