Pelayo is the Spanish form of the Latin name Pelagius. It may refer to: *

Pelagius of Asturias Pelagius (; ; ; ; ''c''. 685 – 737) was a Hispano-Visigoth nobleman who founded the Kingdom of Asturias in 718. Pelagius is credited with initiating the ''Reconquista'', the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors, and estab ...

, founder of the Kingdom of Asturias and beginner of the ''Reconquista'' *

Pelagius of Córdoba Pelagius of Córdoba (c. 912–926) (in Spanish San Pelayo Mártir) was a Christian boy who died as a martyr in Córdoba in southern Spain around 926 AD. Narrative There are three accounts of Pelagius. The earliest, ''The Martyrdom/Passion of S ...

, tenth-century Christian martyr *

Pelagius of Oviedo Pelagius (or Pelayo) of Oviedo (died 28 January 1153) was a medieval ecclesiastic, historian, and forger who served the Diocese of Oviedo as an auxiliary bishop from 1098 and as bishop from 1102 until his deposition in 1130 and again from 1142 to ...

, bishop and chronicler * Spanish battleship ''Pelayo'', a battleship that served in the Spanish Navy from 1888 to 1925 *

Ermita de San Pelayo y San Isidoro The Ermita de San Pelayo y San Isidoro ( English: Hermitage of Saint Pelagius and Saint Isidore) is a ruined Romanesque church, originally in the city of Ávila, Spain. It was built outside the city walls, in front to the Gate of Malaventura in ...

, a Romanesque hermitage that formerly was in Ávila, and whose ruins are now located in Madrid * ''Pelayo'', a synonym for the genus of South American spiders ''

Josa The ''Journal of the Optical Society of America'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of optics, published by Optica (society), Optica. It was established in 1917 and in 1984 was split into two parts, A and B. ''Journal of the Optical Society ...

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