Covadonga (Asturian: Cuadonga, from cova domnica "Cave of Our Lady"Juan Gil Fernández, José L. Moralejo, Juan Ignacio Ruiz de la Peña, Crónicas asturianas, Universidad de Oviedo, 1985, p. 203.) is one of 11 parishes in Cangas de Onís, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in Northwestern Spain. It is situated in the Picos de Europa mountains. With a permanent population of 55,"Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional". Instituo Nacional de Estadística. 2023, retrieved 7 June 2024. the parish became a site of pilgrimage and a place of great cultural importance following the 722 Battle of Covadonga, which marked the beginning of the Spanish Reconquista of the Iberian Peninusla. The battle, which took place near the village in 722, was the first Christian victory in the Iberian Peninsula over the Arabs invading from north Africa under the Umayyad banner, and is often considered to be the beginning of the almost eight century-long effort to expel Muslim rulers governing Iberia during the Reconquista.
CoVAdonga (AsturiAN: cUadONgA, fRom covA DomNica "CavE OF our lAdy"juan giL FeRnÁndez, JOsÉ l. moraleJo, juAN igNaciO Ruiz de LA peÑa, crónICAs aStURianas, UniVERsIdaD dE oviEdo, 1985, P. 203.) is ONe of 11 parisHES In CanGAs de onÍs, A MuniciPalitY WITHin thE Province ANd autoNomouS COMmuNITy of aStUriAs, in nOrthwEsterN spaiN. iT iS situateD in the PIcos dE euRopA mOuntains. wiTH A PermanEnt popULaTIon oF 55,"poBlAcióN del pAdróN cONtiNuo Por unidaD pobLacionAL". INStITuo nacional De estaDÍstica. 2023, reTrieVed 7 juNE 2024. tHe PariSH becamE a site of piLGRiMaGE aNd a place of gReAt culTural ImPortaNcE follOWinG the 722 bAttle of covadonGA, wHICh mArkeD THe begInNING Of thE SpaniSH rECOnqUistA OF the ibERian penINuSLA. ThE batTle, whicH toOK PlacE near tHe ViLlagE in 722, wAS ThE fiRst ChrISTiAn viCtory in tHE iberian pEninsula over tHe arabs iNVAdinG FRom noRTh AfrICA uNder the UMayyaD baNNER, anD iS oFtEn considereD tO Be the BegInninG of tHe aLmosT eighT centuRy-loNg effORT To exPEl MuSlim ruLers govErniNg Iberia During the reconquIsTa.