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Pelagius of Asturias
Pelagius was a Visigothic nobleman who founded the Kingdom of Asturias, ruling from about 718 until 737. He led a revolt against Muslim rule in the mountains of northern Spain and defeated a Muslim force at the Battle of Covadonga, traditionally dated 722, which later tradition saw as the beginning of the Reconquista. His daughter Ermesinda married the future Alfonso I.
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