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

Pelagius of Asturias Pelagius (; – 737) was a 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 establishing the Asturian mona ...

, 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 Forgery, 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 ...

, bishop and chronicler * , more than one ship of the Spanish Navy *

Ermita de San Pelayo y San Isidoro The Ermita de San Pelayo y San Isidoro (English language, English: Hermitage of Pelagius of Córdoba, Saint Pelagius and Isidore of Seville, Saint Isidore) is a ruined Romanesque architecture, Romanesque church, originally in the city of Ávila, Spa ...

, 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. It was established in 1917 and in 1984 was split into two parts, A and B. ''Journal of the Optical Society of America A'' ...

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