Kingdom of Asturias
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Was the first Christian political entity established after the Umayyad conquest of Visigothic Hispania.
Establishment
January 719: The Visigoth nobleman Pelayo has himself elected king (or prince) by his followers in Asturias. Only then does the organized resistance against the Muslims in Asturias begin.
Chronology
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Were a series military campaigns from the 8th century until 1492 by the Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula to reconquer the region from the Islamic rulers that had conquered it during the Umayyad conquest of Hispania.
January 741: Umayyad conquest of Galicia.
January 755: Leon conquered by Kingdom of Asturias.
January 796: Moorish troops conquer Astorga.
January 799: Alfonso II, King of Asturias, launches a raid on Al-Andalus and reaches Lisbon, which he sacks.
February 799: End of the sack of Lisbon by Asturian forces.
January 815: He defeated the Muslims in Mourning (794), Narón and Anceus (825). He also fought on the Orón River (816), a confrontation that was stale. Thanks to the victories over the Muslims, it consolidated its presence in Galicia, León and Castilla.
January 867: King Alfonso III. the Great of Asturias conquers Coimbra.
January 872: Coimbra is conquered again by the Moors.
January 884: In 883, the Christian King Alfonso III of Asturias led a successful counteroffensive, capturing the territories of Deza and Atienza from the Moors. This marked a significant victory in the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule.
1.1.Revolt of Asturias
The Hispano-Visigothic nobleman Pelagius began a revolt against the Islamic rule of Hispania and established the Kingdom of Asturias.
September 722: At an uncertain date, between 718 and 722, more likely the latter, a revolt against the conquerors, led by the noble Visigoth Pelayo, broke out in Asturias. Pelayo won a victory in 722 at the Battle of Covadonga. The Christians federate and form the Kingdom of Asturias.
It is generally assumed that the old Asturian kingdom was divided among the three sons of Alfonso III of Asturias: García (León), Ordoño (Galicia) and Fruela (Asturias), as all three participated in the deposition of their father.
January 911: It is generally assumed that the old Asturian kingdom was divided among the three sons of Alfonso III of Asturias: García (León), Ordoño (Galicia) and Fruela (Asturias), as all three participated in the deposition of their father.
January 884: In 883, the Christian King Alfonso III of Asturias led a successful counteroffensive, capturing the territories of Deza and Atienza from the Moors. This marked a significant victory in the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule.
Disestablishment
January 911: It is generally assumed that the old Asturian kingdom was divided among the three sons of Alfonso III of Asturias: García (León), Ordoño (Galicia) and Fruela (Asturias), as all three participated in the deposition of their father.
