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Santa Cueva de Covadonga

The Santa Cueva de Covadonga ("Holy Cave of Covadonga") is a Catholic sanctuary located in Asturias, northern Spain. It is a cave in the Picos de Europa mountains, which gives its name to the parish of Covadonga in the municipality of Cangas de Onís. The name refers to the sanctuary, dedicated to the Virgin of Covadonga, where the first battle of the Reconquista took place in 718.

Cave data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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