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Nuestra Señora de las Batallas

basilica, Covadonga, Spain
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The Basilica of Nuestra Señora de las Batallas is located in Covadonga, Asturias, Spain. This basilica was constructed between 1877 and 1901. Covadonga is a village renowned as the site of the Battle of Covadonga, where Pelayo, the first Christian king of Asturias, reputedly defeated the Moors around 718–725 CE. This battle is traditionally considered the start of the Christian reconquest of Spain. The village is a national shrine and pilgrimage site, featuring a grotto with the tombs of Pelayo and his wife and sister, as well as the Chapel of Our Lady (Virgen de las Batallas). The Basilica of Nuestra Señora de las Batallas is distinct from the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico, which is associated with apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Juan Diego in 1531.12

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