COVADONGA

kōˈväthōnˈgä, village, Oviedo prov., N Spain, in Asturias. A battle fought nearby sometime between 718 and 725 was the first victory of the Christians over the Moors; it had great symbolic significance in the Christian reconquest of Spain. The village attracts many tourists. Legend says that a cave near Covadonga was the refuge of King Pelayo. The cave's chapel dates from the 8th cent.

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books on: Covadonga  - 119 results

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America at War: The Philippines, 1898-1913
Book by A. B. Feuer; Praeger, 2002
Subjects: Philippines--History, Military--19th Century--Sources, Philippines--History, Military--20th Century--Sources, Philippines--History--1898-1946--Sources, Philippines--History--Philippine American War, 1899-1902--Personal Narratives, Spanish-American War, 1898--Campaigns--Philippines--Sources
...controlled territory. On May 9, the Covadonga , with Lieutenant William Webb in command...Rio Grande. The following morning the Covadonga was joined by the Laguna de Bay and Oceania...Sergeant Charles Mabey was aboard the Covadonga , and described the journey: For several...
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The Ten Cents War: Chile, Peru, and Bolivia in the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884
Book by Bruce W. Farcau; Praeger, 2000
Subjects: War Of The Pacific, 1879-1884--Campaigns
...out farther down the coast. The tiny Covadonga half the size of Esmeralda and one fifth...and not a single shot struck home. Covadonga , meanwhile, scored a dozen hits, dismounting...Huascar was meeting her fate at Iquique, Covadonga shuddered slightly as she scraped over...
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Ironclads at War: The Origin and Development of the Armored Warship, 1854-1891
Book by Jack Greene, Alessandro Massignani; Combined Publishing, 1998
Subjects: Armored Vessels--History--19th Century, Armored Vessels--United States--History--19th Century, Naval History, Modern--19th Century, United States--History, Naval--To 1900, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval Operations
...rifles, 1-68 pounder smoothbore Chile Covadonga 2-20 pounder rifles, 2-68 pounder...Pareja on 26 November 1865 when the little Covadonga was captured by Juan Williams Rebolledo...started with the Esmeralda approaching the Covadonga, flying the British flag and a distress...
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Culture and Customs of Chile
Book by Guillermo I. Castillo-Feliú; Greenwood Press, 2000
Subjects: Arts, Chilean, Arts, Modern--20th Century--Chile, Chile--Civilization--20th Century, Chile--Social Life And Customs--20th Century, Popular Culture--Chile
...naval vessels, the Esmeralda and the Covadonga. Carlos Condell was the second ships...in 1866. Both the Esmeralda and the Covadonga were old wooden ships, anomalies in...bring to bear that morning. When the Covadonga s guardsman made out smoke in the distance...
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Naval Warfare, 1815-1914
Book by Lawrence Sondhaus; Routledge, 2001
Subjects: Naval Art And Science--History--19th Century, Naval Art And Science--History--20th Century, Naval History, Modern--19th Century, Naval History, Modern--20th Century, Warships--History--19th Century, Warships--History--20th Century
...too late to save the Esmeralda and Covadonga, which had engaged the Peruvian ironclads...three-and-a-half hours, while the Covadonga (Captain Carlos Condell) escaped to...perished in the battle. Meanwhile, the Covadonga steamed southward, hugging the coast...
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journal articles on: Covadonga  - 10 results

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Inventing Catholic Identities in Twentieth-century Spain: the Virgin Bien-aparecida, 1904-1910
Journal article by Julio de La Cueva; The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 87, 2001
Subjects: Catholicism, History, Santander Spain
...Aparecida as a twentieth-century Virgin of Covadonga, explicitly connected the purpose of...established devotions of Our Lady of Covadonga in Asturias or of Our Lady of Begona...set off toward the Marian shrines of Covadonga, Saragossa, and Lourdes. The Bien...
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Literary Allusion and the Poetry of Seamus Heaney
Journal article by Kerry McSweeney; Style, Vol. 33, 1999
Subjects: Heaney, Seamus, Literary criticism, Poetry
...from a shelf behind you The alpine thistle we brought from Covadonga Inclines its jaggy crest. Last autumn, we were smouldering...psychological violence. That "we" brought back the thistle from Covadonga intimates the source of the couples discord is internal to...
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Defended Boundaries, Precarious Elites: The Arroyo Seco Matachines Dance
Journal article by Sylvia Rodríguez; Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 107, 1994
Subjects: Folklore, Folklore--United States, Manners And Customs, United States--Social Life And Customs
...years. Almost immediately Spain began a revolt against the Moslem Invaders. One of the most famous battles, La Batalla de Covadonga occured a short seven years afterwards, when Pelayo de Asturias made a brave stance. Of course this internal resistance...
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Polymorphisms in GSTT1, GSTZ1, and CYP2E1, Disinfection By-Products, and Risk of Bladder Cancer in Spain
Journal article by Kenneth P. Cantor, Cristina M. Villanueva, Debra T. Silverman, Jonine D. Figueroa, Francisco X. Real, Monserrat Garcia-Closas, Nuria Malats, Stephen Chanock, Meredith Yeager, Adonina Tardon, Reina Garcia-Closas, Consol Serra, Alfredo Carrato, Gemma Castano-Vinyals, Claudine Samanic, Nathaniel Rothman, Manolis Kogevinas; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 118, 2010
Subjects: Bladder cancer--Genetic aspects, Bladder cancer--Research, Bladder cancer--Risk factors, Cytochrome P-450--Health aspects, Cytochrome P-450--Research, Drinking water--Chemical properties, Genetic polymorphisms--Health aspects, Genetic polymorphisms--Research, Glutathione transferase--Health aspects, Glutathione transferase--Research, Trihalomethanes--Health aspects, Trihalomethanes--Research
...Hernandez, Elche, Alicante Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias Hospital San Agustin, Aviles, Asturias Hospital Central Covadonga, Oviedo, Asturias Hospital Central General, Oviedo, Asturias Hospital de Cabuenes, Gijon, Asturias Hospital de Jove...
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Elite Women Workers and Collective Action: The Cigarette Makers of Gijon, 1890-1930
Journal article by Pamela Radcliff; Journal of Social History, Vol. 27, 1993
Subjects: Collective behavior--Social aspects, Gijon, Spain--Demonstrations, protests, etc., Social action--Analysis, Working class women--Demonstrations, protests, etc.
...Santander made the trip because she did not want to die without seeing the province of Asturias, and especially the shrine at Covadonga, with its "most miraculous Virgin of all time." The group was entertained with a banquet, during which various speeches...
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magazine articles on: Covadonga  - 1 result

 
 
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A Cup of Chiapas Culture: In Addition to Its Colorful History and an Abundance of Natural Resources, This Region of Mexico Also Produces a Wide Variety of Eco-Friendly Coffee
Magazine article by Adriana Bianco; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 60, November 2008
Subjects: Chiapas, Mexico--Description and travel, Chiapas, Mexico--Etymology, Chiapas, Mexico--Natural resources, Mayas--History, Volcanoes--Structure
...these slopes, rich in humus, with average altitudes of 2,000 to 5,000 feet above sea level and with abundant rain. The Covadonga area is the rainiest in the country, with nearly 20 inches of rainfall a year. Its an especially good region for an especially...


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newspaper articles on: Covadonga  - 10 results

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IN TOO DEEP; the Bright Young Adventurers of the Oxford University Caving Club Plumb Some of the Deepest Systems in the Subterranean World. Occasionally They Die Doing So. at the Age of 50, Former Member and Mail on Sunday Writer David Rose Went Back below Ground on a 132-Hour Odyssey to Explore Man's Compulsion to Map Its Furthest Boundaries - Whatever the Cost
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), August 23, 2009
Subjects: Nylon, Universities and colleges
...it began to investigate the Picoss eastern massif above Covadonga. The expedition discovered several caves on the mountains...Two-and-a-half hours uphill walk from the end of the Covadonga road, the Vega de Ario, a grassy bowl grazed by cattle...
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`Green Spain' by Train: A Rare and Scenic Joy
Newspaper article by Fred, Karen Eckert; The Washington Times, March 23, 1997
Subjects: Spain
...cities we have ever experienced. * Visiting the basilica at Covadonga and touring the grand national park that surrounds it...Photo H): A scenic drive leads up the to the basilica at Covadonga. (Photo I): Northern Spain receives so much rain that...
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Mga Pinoy and Brits: A Vibrant Relationship
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, May 9, 2011
Subjects: Marriages of royalty and nobility, Royal marriage
...Jenkins Ear (1739-48) brought Admiral George Anson here. On June 20, 1743, he captured incoming galleon Nstra. Sra. de Covadonga off Samar as she approached San Bernardino Straits. Aboard was a stupendous sum-1,313,843 silver pieces-of-eight...
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Wlking on Sunshine in the Picos; Climber Stephen Venables and Wife Rosie Take the Scenic Route Round the Mountains of Northern Spain
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), June 18, 2006
...Reconquista,taken by the Arabs as they fled from the Christians in 722 after being defeated just north of here in the Battle of Covadonga. To our south rose Spains most famous mountain, Naranjo de Bulnes, which from the north looks like a great flat-topped...
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Satellite Choice
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 4, 2007
...battle it outover three weeks and 14 stages for the Golden Jersey, and today they take onthe 180km from Langreo to Lagos de Covadonga in Spains Northwest. PRO40 CRICKET: KENT SPITFIRES V SURREY BROWN CAPS, 4.30pm, Sky Sports 1 STLAWRENCE Ground in Canterbury...
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encyclopedia articles on: Covadonga  - 3 results

 
 
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Covadonga
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
COVADONGA ko vathon ga, village, Oviedo prov., N Spain, in Asturias. A battle...Spain. The village attracts many tourists. Legend says that a cave near Covadonga was the refuge of King Pelayo . The caves chapel dates from the 8th cent...
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Asturias
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Asturian mountains. They created the first Christian kingdom of Spain (see Pelayo ) and defended themselves at the battle of Covadonga . From Asturias came the Christian reconquest of Spain, as the successors of King Alfonso I extended their control over Asturias...
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Pelayo
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...elected king by the tribespeople of Asturias and by Visigothic leaders who had escaped Tariq. His victory over the Moors at Covadonga sometime between 718 and 725 marked the beginning of Christian resistance to the Moorish conquerors. Accounts of Pelayo are...


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