THE KINGDOM OF ASTURIAS
The kingdom of
Asturias was created in 739 when some Christians Visigoth nobles took refuge in
the Cordillera Cantabrica.
Into these nobles
was Pelayo wich defeated the Muslims for the first time in the Battle of
Covadonga(722). With this victory the Reconquist of the Iberian Peninsula from
Muslims began.
Alfonso I and
Alfonso II,his succesors,created the Kingdom of Asturias. Oviedo was its
capital and they expanded their territories into Galicia.
Later, in the 9th
century, Alfonso III took control of a territory rulled by the emirs of
Cordoba. This territory extended from the river Duero to the Kingdom of
Asturias, that later was renamed as the Kingdom of Leon, in 854. Alfonso III
built a defensive line of castles in de east of the Kingdom to protect his
territory from Muslim army. This territory was named Castile.
By Angel Villacastin Sanchez 2ºA
ResponderEliminarI like your text because I like the kingdom of asturias.Porque was one of the bravest and strongest in the invasion of the Muslim kingdoms .
Martin Mateos Gamez 2ºA
mmm martiiin, in your comment, there is a word in spanish..."porque was..."
ResponderEliminarSara Mayor Ranilla 2ºA