Covadonga Berdiñas Torres
Covadonga (Asturian language, Asturian: ''Cuadonga'', from ''cova domnica'' "Cave of Our Lady") 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, 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 ...
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Parish (administrative Division)
A parish is an administrative division used by several country, countries. To distinguish it from an ''ecclesiastical parish'', the term ''civil parish'' is used in some jurisdictions, as noted below. The table below lists countries which use this administrative division: See also * Muban References

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