Favila of Asturias
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Favila or Fafila was the second King of Asturias from 737 until his death. He was the only son and successor of Pelagius, the first Asturian monarch.
Carvings depicting Favila's last day, from the twelfth-century portal of the monastery of San Pedro de Villanueva
Alfonso I of Asturias
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Alfonso I of Asturias, called the Catholic, was the third king of Asturias, reigning from 739 to his death in 757. His reign saw a great extension of the Christian domain of Asturias, reconquering Gal
Favila of Asturias
…Favila was buried with his wife Froiluba in the Church of Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís. He was succeeded by his brother-in-law Alfonso, husband of his sister Ermesinda. Collins, Roger (1989a). The Arab Conquest of Spain, 710-797. Oxford, UK: B. Blackwell. ISBN 0-631-15923-1. OCLC…
An 18th-century statue of Alfonso I, by Juan Porcel in Madrid
Depiction of Alfonso in the Castilian manuscript Compendium of Chronicles of Kings, c. 1312–1325