Channel: Real Crusades History

Category: Education

Tags: pelayo reconquistabattle of covadonga historypelayo reconquest of spainpelayo medieval spainmedieval spain historyumayyad spainpelayo visigothic spainkingdom of asturiaspelayo umayyadspelayo of asturiasbattle of covadongaspain middle ages

Description: Pelayo and the Battle of Covadonga, the earliest Asturian victory in the aftermath of the Umayyad conquest of Spain. I'm creating a TV series on the Crusades! Go to christianchannel.com and sign up with the promo code "Knights" to support this project! Support my work on Patreon: patreon.com/RealCrusadesHistory Get my book about the Crusades: amazon.com/Why-Does-Heathen-Rage-Crusades/dp/152395762X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461105827&sr=8-1&keywords=why+does+the+heathen+rage Get the music used in this video: amazon.com/Lit-Sky-Roman-Lion/dp/B07P53JZ7G Donate through PayPal: paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=MA5JLUY5HDCNG In part 3 of our series on the Umayyad conquest of Spain and the beginning of the Reconquista, we take a look at Pelayo of the Asturias. Pelayo was a Visigothic nobleman fated to launch the centuries-long struggle known as the Iberian Reconquest. At the Battle of Covadonga, Pelayo and a tiny force would defend a mountain fortress against a large Umayyad army led by the General al-Qama. Special thanks to: OtherRealm Productions youtube.com/channel/UChFn36Efwnixq3hdilJ6EWA Alexander Knight