Christian warriors defeat a Muslim army at the Battle of Covadonga

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Religion

Place

Spain

Date

722

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Dismissed as a minor battle by Muslim writers, this event took importance in Spanish and Western history as the beginning of the Reconquista--to restore Christian rule in the Iberian Peninsula. [Furtado: 1001 Days]

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