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What century was the Kingdom of Asturias established?
8th century
Name who established the Kingdom of Asturias
Pelayo
From the 8th-10th centuries, where was the capital city of this kingdom?
Oviedo
In the 10th century, the capital city moved where?
Leon
Name the three regions that developed when the Carolingian Empire broke apart.
Navarre, Aragon, and Catalan
Who declared himself King of Pamplona?
Count Inigo Arista
Name the kingdom of Count Inigo Arista.
Kingdom of Navarre
Who was in power in Aragon around the year 820?
Count Aznar Galindez
Name the person who won independence from Frankish rule at the end of the 9th century.
Count of Urgell, Wifredo the Hairy
Explain the distinctive style of architecture that developed in the Kingdom of Asturias.
* Buildings were rectangular * semicircular arches * barrel vaults
Why was Pelayo important?
* established the Kingdom of Asturias * defeated the Muslims in the Battle of Covadonga in 722 - the start of the Christian Reconquest of Al-Andalus
What was the Hispanic March?
a defensive frontier region to defend the empire against the Muslims
