Cangas de Onís
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Cangas de Onís is a municipality in the eastern part of the province and autonomous community of Asturias in the northwest of Spain. The capital of the municipality is also Cangas de Onís.
The hump-backed "Roman Bridge" on the Sella River
13th century bridge over Rio Sella
Statue of the King Pelayo
Cangas town hall
Pelagius of Asturias
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Pelagius was a Visigothic 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, a
Cangas de Onís
…Spanish photographer, watchmaker and member of the Spanish anti-fascist resistance Gallery 13th century bridge over Rio Sella Statue of the King Pelayo Cangas town hall Enol Lake at Covadonga Holy Cave of Covadonga Monastery of San Pedro de Villanueva (12th century) - Church Church of Santa Cruz…
A depiction of the Battle of Covadonga in a decorated initial from a 12th-century illustrated manuscript of the Liber testamentorum. Pelagius, crowned and holding a cross, is leading at the top.
Ducado de Cantabria in 739 : Pelagius son of Favila Duque de Cantabria. "Genealogia dos Reis de Portugal" 1530