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2 unusual facts about Covadonga


Corín Tellado

She married Domingo Egusquizaga in 1959 in Covadonga and one year later she gave birth to her first child, her daughter Begoña Egusquiza Tellado; in 1961 she gave birth to her second child, her son Domingo Egusquiza Tellado.

Éric Caritoux

Caritoux rode himself into form and won the race's first mountain stage which finished on top of the Rassos de Peguera in the Pyrenees, he then rode admirably on stage 12 which finished at the Lagos de Covadonga summit and took over the leaders yellow jersey from Pedro Delgado.


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Our Lady of Covadonga

And in recognition of this miraculous intercession, King Alfonso I, the Catholic (739-757) commanded that a monastery and chapel be built on the site in honor of Our Lady of Covadonga.

Stosch Island

Stosch Island (Spanish: Isla Stosch) is an island located between the Angamos Island (east) and the Covadonga (northwest) and Carlos Islands (west).


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