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| Covadonga | |
|---|---|
| — Parish — | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Asturias |
| Province | Asturias |
| Municipality | Cangas de Onís |
Covadonga (Asturian: Cuadonga, from Latin: Cova Dominica, "Cavern of the Lady", Arabic: صخرة بلاي Ṣakhrat Bilāy ("the rock of the affliction or of the putting to the test")) is a village and one of 11 parishes in Cangas de Onís, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northwestern Spain. It is situated in the Picos de Europa mountains.
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In 722 AD, Iberian Christians won a namesake battle over the Moors in Covadonga. This was the first significant Christian victory over the occupying Moors and is often considered to be the start of the 770-year effort to expel the Moors from Iberia, the Reconquista. Our Lady of Covadonga is a significant Marian shrine. The Spanish Army has, over the years, named several of its units "Covadonga".
In the mountains above the town there are lakes known as Lagos de Covadonga, and the road leading to the lakes is often featured in the Vuelta a España bicycle race.
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Coordinates: 43°19′00″N 5°03′00″W / 43.316667°N 5.05°W
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Spanish schooner Virgen de Covadonga
The schooner Virgen de Covadonga (1859) was a ship that participated in the Chincha Islands War and the War of the Pacific, under Spanish and Chilean flags. She was launched in 1859. Covadonga hit a floating mine and sank off Chancay in 1880.
Construction
A Royal Order of June 10, 1857, led to Covadonga's keel being laid at the Arsenal de la Carrara in Cádiz, Spain, on February 13, 1858. She was a wooden schooner that was also fitted with steam propulsion. She was launched on November 28, 1859, and her construction cost a total of 5 million Reales de Vellón. She was named for the Battle of Covadonga - a highly symbolic event in Spanish history, being considered the beginning of the Reconquista.
She was commissioned by Royal Command on October 8, 1858. Her first commander was Lieutenant Evaristo Casariego y García. She was originally intended as a mail boat between Manila and Hong Kong, with her berth at the Naval Base of Manila, in the Philippine Islands.
