Asturias

Proper noun

Meaning

An autonomous community and province of Spain, on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea. The capital city is Oviedo.

a surname from Spanish.

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Abd al-Karim advanced deeper west into Asturias and pillaged the region, while his brother Abd al-Malik ventured into the western Asturian lands. Source: Internet

And with epidemic threshold at 55 people per 100,000, the national figure is now at 106, with the worst-affected regions being Asturias and Navarra. Source: Internet

Alfonso was acknowledged as a king by Charlemagne and the Pope, and Asturias as a kingdom for the first time. Source: Internet

Arab-Berber forces made periodic incursions deep into Asturias but failed to make any lasting gains against the strengthened Christian kingdoms. Source: Internet

Chronica Rotensis His kingdom, firstly centred on the eastern Asturias, soon grew. Source: Internet

After Pelayo's death in 737, his son Favila of Asturias was elected king. Source: Internet

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