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Facts

Died c.737
Title / Office king (718-737), Asturias
Role In Battle of Covadonga

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Pelayo
Gijón, Spain
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Alfonso III
Alfonso III
king of Asturias
Alfonso II
Alfonso II
king of Asturias
Alfonso I
Alfonso I
king of Asturias
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Joaquín Álvarez Quintero
Spanish writer
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Serafín Álvarez Quintero
Spanish writer
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Francisco Garcés
Spanish missionary
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Juan Bermúdez
Spanish navigator
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Fernando Rey
Spanish actor
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Celedonio Romero
Spanish-American musician and composer
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José Benito Churriguera
Spanish architect
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Alberto Churriguera
Spanish architect
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Joaquín Churriguera
Spanish architect
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Garci Ordóñez Rodríguez de Montalvo
Spanish writer
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Francisco Tárrega
Spanish musician
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Concha Espina de Serna
Spanish author
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Miguel Induráin
Spanish cyclist
Engraving of Miguel de Cervantes, shown with a mustache and beard, wearing a ruffled collar and cloak, based on works by Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma.
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Spanish artist
Diego Velázquez
Diego Velázquez
Spanish painter
Painting by Jakob Seisenegger showing Emperor Charles V in ornate Renaissance attire standing beside a large hunting dog, with a green curtain in the background.
Charles V
Holy Roman emperor