History of Spain. Battle of Covadonga, 722. It was the first victory won by Christian military forces in Iberia after the Islamic conquest of Hispania. Illustration by Fernando Miranda. Engraving by Ricord, 19th century. Detail. Cronica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Asturias and Leon, 1867.

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