Battle of Covadonga
| Battle of Covadonga | |||||||||
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| Part of the Reconquista | |||||||||
Map of the Umayyad invasion, showing Covadonga | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Kingdom of Asturias | Umayyad Caliphate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Pelagius of Asturias |
Munuza † Alqama † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 300 (according to Ahmad al-Maqqari) |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 290 killed |
184,000 killed (exaggerated) 1,104 killed (according to Codex Vigilanus) | ||||||||
The Battle of Covadonga took place in 722 between the army of Pelagius of Asturias and the army of commanders Alqama and Munuza, as part of the Umayyad Caliphate. Fought near Covadonga, in the Picos de Europa, it resulted in a victory for the Christian forces of Pelagius. It is traditionally regarded as the foundational event of the Kingdom of Asturias and thus the initial point of the Christian Reconquista ("reconquest") of Spain after the Umayyad conquest of 711.