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