Don Pelayo (Asturias)
N 43° 32.701 W 005° 39.833
30T E 284796 N 4824788
The statue of Don Pelayo is in center of Plaza del Marques (Gijon city). He was the first monarch of the Kingdom of Asturias.
Waymark Code: WM2AH0
Location: Spain
Date Posted: 10/02/2007
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It was erected in 1891 like tribute the first king of the Asturian monarchy and it appears like central figure of the coat of arms of Gijon city.
Pelayo (Spanish) or Pelayu (Asturian) died 737, was an asturian leader the founder of the Kingdom of Asturias, ruling from 718 until his death. He is credited with beginning the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian peninsula from the Moors, insofar as he established an independent Christian state in opposition to Moorish hegemony, but there is no strong evidence that he either intended to resuscitate the old Visigothic kingdom or was motivated by any religious desire.
Several sources attributes Galician, Asturian, Cantabrian or even British an origin to him.
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Don Pelayo está en el centro de la plaza del Marqués, en la ciudad de Gijón.
La estatua fue erigida en 1891 como homenaje al primer rey de la monarquía asturiana y figura central del escudo de la ciudad de Gijón.
Pelayo (Pelayu) muerto en el 737 fue un caudillo astur, y el primer rey de Asturias, reinando desde el 718 hasta el final de sus días. Se opuso al poder musulmán iniciando la reconquista cristiana de la Península Ibérica, desde el propio reino que él mismo fundo: el Reino de Asturias.
Se desconoce su lugar de nacimiento. Diversas fuentes le atribuyen un origen gallego, asturiano, cántabro o incluso británico.
Monarch Ranking: King / Queen
Proper Title and Name of Monarch: Don Pelayo
Country or Empire of Influence: Asturias
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