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

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Pelayo
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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
Joaquín Churriguera
Spanish architect
Serafín Álvarez Quintero
Spanish writer
Joaquín Álvarez Quintero
Spanish writer
Alberto Churriguera
Spanish architect
Juan Bermúdez
Spanish navigator
José Benito Churriguera
Spanish architect
Concha Espina de Serna
Spanish author
Francisco Tárrega
Spanish musician
Vicente Martínez Ybor
Spanish-born merchant
Fernando Rey
Spanish actor
Garci Ordóñez Rodríguez de Montalvo
Spanish writer
Celedonio Romero
Spanish-American musician and composer
Miguel Indurain
Spanish cyclist
Francisco Garcés
Spanish missionary
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Spanish artist
Diego Velázquez
Diego Velázquez
Spanish painter