▁Att ribution ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown ▁Category : 1 6 5 7 ▁death s ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ' ▁War ▁Category : 1 7 th - century ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁Category : Ital ian ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ' ▁War ▁Category : 1 7 th - century ▁Italian ▁military ▁personnel ▁Category : Field ▁mar sh als ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cov ad ong a ▁was ▁an ▁alleg ed ▁battle ▁or ▁sk irm ish ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 8 th ▁century ▁in ▁the ▁North western ▁I ber ian ▁Pen ins ula ▁involving ▁Muslim ▁and ▁Christian ▁forces . ▁F ought ▁near ▁Cov ad ong a , ▁in ▁the ▁P icos ▁de ▁Europa ▁Mountains , ▁either ▁in ▁ 7 1 8 ▁or ▁ 7 2 2 , ▁it ▁reported ly ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁victory ▁for ▁the ▁Christian ▁forces ▁led ▁by ▁Pel ag ius . ▁The ▁Christian ▁victory , ▁whose ▁actual ▁existence ▁has ▁been ▁disput ed , ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁central ▁to ▁the ▁cons olid ation ▁of ▁an ▁independent ▁Christian ▁polity ▁( control led ▁by ▁either ▁Vis ig oth ic ▁el ites , ▁local ▁el ites , ▁or ▁an ▁al liance ▁between ▁the ▁former ▁two ) ▁that ▁grew ▁into ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Ast ur ias . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cov ad ong a ▁has ▁been ▁met ah istor ically ▁re construct ed ▁as ▁the ▁initial