The Battle of Covadonga 722 AD – Beginning of the Reconquista (Video)

The battle of Covadonga is the first victory of the Christian military forces on the Iberian Peninsula in 718, after the Arab conquest of this region. The battle took place near the village of Covadonga, not far from the capital of the Asturian kingdom of Cangas de Onis. The victory at Covadonga, the significance of which was not noted by contemporaries, ensured the survival of the Christian fortresses in northern Spain and is now considered the beginning of the Reconquista.