972408 Pelagius of Asturias at Covadonga, Spain, c722 (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pelagius of Asturias at Covadonga, Spain, c722. The Battle of Covadonga was the first significant Christian military victory over the Moors in Iberia after their conquest of the peninsula in 711. A Visigoth, Pelagius founded the Kingdom of Asturias. Illustration for Historia Universal by Cesar Cantu (J Seix, 1885).); 穢 Look and Learn.