Pelagius
Also known as Don Pelayo, Pelagius of Asturias, Pelayo, King of Asturias
first king of Asturias
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Pelagius was a warrior who became the first king of the Kingdom of Asturias in the early 8th century, following the Muslim conquest of most of the Iberian Peninsula. He is historically significant as a foundational figure in what would become the Reconquista, the centuries-long Christian effort to reclaim territory in medieval Spain.
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Person · Open Library
- Died
- 1762
- Works
- 14
Top works
- The sequel
- Remarkable satires
- The scandalizade
- The Causidicade
- Florizel and Perdita, or, The sheep-shearing
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- 264
- Total plays
- 1,819
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5 total works indexed
- Writ of Henry III. To John of Monmouth
· 1872 · cited 1x
Article
Pelagius (Spanish: Pelayo; c. 685 – 737) was a Visigothic nobleman who founded the Kingdom of Asturias in 718. Pelagius is credited with initiating the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors, and establishing the Asturian monarchy.
Early life