Covadonga Mateos
Covadonga (Asturian language, Asturian: ''Cuadonga'', from ''cova domnica'' "Cave of Our Lady of Covadonga, Our Lady"Juan Gil Fernández, José L. Moralejo, Juan Ignacio Ruiz de la Peña, ''Crónicas asturianas'', Universidad de Oviedo, 1985, p. 203.) is one of 11 Parish (administrative division), 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 58 (2008), it consists essentially of the "Real Sitio de Covadonga"/"Real Sitiu de Cuadonga" also known as the "cradle of Spain", a pilgrimage site dedicated to Our Lady of Covadonga, Our Lady of Covadonga/Cuadonga and commemorating the Battle of Covadonga of 718/722. History The Battle of Covadonga of c. 722 was the first Christian victory in the Iberian Peninsula over the Arabs Umayyad conquest of Hispania, invading from north Africa under the Uma ...
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Parish (administrative Division)
A parish is an administrative division used by several countries. To distinguish it from an ''ecclesiastical parish'', the term ''civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...'' is used in some jurisdictions, as noted below. The table below lists countries which use this administrative division: See also * Muban References {{Terms for types of country subdivisions Types of administrative division ...
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