▁point ▁of ▁the ▁"" ▁(" re con quest ") ▁of ▁Christian ▁rule ▁to ▁the ▁entire ▁pen ins ula , ▁after ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁con quest ▁of ▁His p ania ▁in ▁ 7 1 1 – 7 1 8 . ▁ ▁P rel ude ▁According ▁to ▁texts ▁written ▁by ▁Moz ar abs ▁in ▁northern ▁I ber ia ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁nin th ▁century , ▁the ▁Vis ig oth s ▁in ▁AD ▁ 7 1 8 ▁elected ▁a ▁no blem an ▁named ▁Pel ag ius , ▁( 6 8 1 – 7 3 7 ) ▁as ▁their ▁prince ps , ▁or ▁leader . ▁Pel ag ius ▁( Don ▁Pel ay o ▁in ▁Spanish ), ▁the ▁first ▁monarch ▁of ▁the ▁Ast ur ian ▁Kingdom , ▁was ▁a ▁grand son ▁of ▁a ▁former ▁king ▁of ▁His p ania , ▁Ch ind as u inth , ▁and ▁son ▁of ▁F av ila , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁dign it ary ▁at ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁the ▁Vis ig oth ▁King ▁Eg ica ▁( 6 8 7 – 7 0 0 ), ▁established ▁his ▁headquarters ▁at ▁C ang as ▁de ▁On ís , ▁Ast ur ias ▁and ▁inc ited ▁an ▁u pr ising ▁against ▁the ▁Um ay y ad ▁Muslim s . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁invasion ▁of ▁I ber ia , ▁refuge es ▁and ▁combat ants ▁from ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁pen ins ula ▁had ▁been ▁moving ▁north ▁to ▁avoid ▁Islam ic ▁authority . ▁Some ▁had ▁taken ▁refuge ▁in ▁the ▁remote ▁mountains ▁of ▁Ast ur ias