Cangas de Onis
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Cangas de Onís is a municipality in the eastern part of the province and autonomous community of Asturias
in the northwest of Spain
. The capital of the municipality is also Cangas de Onís.
More than seventy square kilometres of the concejo form part of the Parque nacional de los Picos de Europa
. Within the park is the village of Covadonga
, where the battle of Covadonga
(about 722), the first major victory by a Christian
military force
in Iberia
after the Islamic conquest, marks the starting-point of the Reconquista
.
Until 774, Cangas de Onís was the capital of the Kingdom of Asturias
. It was the site of the first church constructed in post-conquest Iberia, Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís
(737), built on an ancient dolmen
.
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
in the northwest of Spain
Spain
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. The capital of the municipality is also Cangas de Onís.
More than seventy square kilometres of the concejo form part of the Parque nacional de los Picos de Europa
Picos de Europa
The Picos de Europa is a range of mountains 20 km inland from the northern coast of Spain, located in the Autonomous Communities of Asturias, Cantabria and Castile and León, forming part of the Cantabrian Mountains...
. Within the park is the village of Covadonga
Covadonga
Covadonga is a village and one of 11 parishes in Cangas de Onís, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northwestern Spain...
, where the battle of Covadonga
Battle of Covadonga
The Battle of Covadonga was the first major victory by a Christian military force in Iberia following the Muslim Moors' conquest of that region in 711...
(about 722), the first major victory by a Christian
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
military force
Force
In physics, a force is any influence that causes an object to undergo a change in speed, a change in direction, or a change in shape. In other words, a force is that which can cause an object with mass to change its velocity , i.e., to accelerate, or which can cause a flexible object to deform...
in Iberia
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula , sometimes called Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar...
after the Islamic conquest, marks the starting-point of the Reconquista
Reconquista
The Reconquista was a period of almost 800 years in the Middle Ages during which several Christian kingdoms succeeded in retaking the Muslim-controlled areas of the Iberian Peninsula broadly known as Al-Andalus...
.
Until 774, Cangas de Onís was the capital of the Kingdom of Asturias
Kingdom of Asturias
The Kingdom of Asturias was a Kingdom in the Iberian peninsula founded in 718 by Visigothic nobles under the leadership of Pelagius of Asturias. It was the first Christian political entity established following the collapse of the Visigothic kingdom after Islamic conquest of Hispania...
. It was the site of the first church constructed in post-conquest Iberia, Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís
Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís
Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís is a small Roman Catholic chapel in Cangas de Onís, the first capital of the Kingdom of Asturias, in what is now northern Spain. It was founded on an artificial mound by Favila, second king of Asturias, and his queen, Froiliuba...
(737), built on an ancient dolmen
Dolmen
A dolmen—also known as a portal tomb, portal grave, dolmain , cromlech , anta , Hünengrab/Hünenbett , Adamra , Ispun , Hunebed , dös , goindol or quoit—is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of...
.
Parishes
- AbamiaAbamiaAbamia is one of eleven parishes in Cangas de Onís, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. It is situated in the Picos de Europa mountains.-External links:*...
- Cangas de OnísCangas de Onís (parish)Cangas de Onís is one of eleven parishes in Cangas de Onís, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, by northern Spain's Picos de Europa mountains.It is in size with a population of 4,326...
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- CovadongaCovadongaCovadonga is a village and one of 11 parishes in Cangas de Onís, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northwestern Spain...
- GrazanesGrazanesGrazanes is one of eleven parishes in Cangas de Onís, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, by northern Spain's Picos de Europa mountains.-Villages:* Samartín* Beceña* Cuerres* Llenín* Tarañu...
- LabraLabra (Cangas de Onís)Labra is one of eleven parishes in Cangas de Onís, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, by northern Spain's Picos de Europa mountains.-Villages:* Cebia* Llabra* Tresanu...
- MargollesMargollesMargolles is one of eleven parishes in Cangas de Onís, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, by northern Spain's Picos de Europa mountains.-Villages:* Agüera* Cuencu* La Granda* Llanu* Parda...
- La RieraLa RieraLa Riera is one of eleven parishes in Cangas de Onís, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, by northern Spain's Picos de Europa mountains.-Villages:* La Riera* Llerices...
- TriongoTriongoTriongo is one of eleven parishes in Cangas de Onís, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, by northern Spain's Picos de Europa mountains.-Villages:* Coviella* Miyar* Oliciu* Triongu...
- Villanueva
- ZardónZardónZardón is one of eleven parishes in Cangas de Onís, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, by northern Spain's Picos de Europa mountains.-Villages:* Bustuvela* Ixena* Santianes d'Ola* Zardón...