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Favila was the only son you know the good Pelayo. Acceded to the throne in 737, after the death of his father, and left just two years later, in 739. But all in good time.
As we know, Pelayo had to have at least two children, Favila (like his father) and Ermesinda. Although the fundamental show girl in a few paragraphs, we see how little is known about the boy ...
De Favila not know the date of birth, but if we consider Pelayo died in 737, having reigned since 718, more raids that previously lived ... We can almost assure that it was not very old. Perhaps twenties rounds, throwing over the top, because I do not think that life expectancy was very high. Still, sources say he had several children, which is surely one Favini was a daughter from his marriage with Froiliuba. That art had these Asturian for naming ...
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Favila has not said anything nice. In his brief reign (and how to die), it has been speculated that King was a lazy, proud, hedonistic ... Come on, that historiography only has nice words to him. Among his works are tangible construction of the Church of the Holy Cross in Cangas de Onis in 737, where he placed the cross of oak that his father behaved in Covadonga. Precisely the foundation stone of the building referred to "children" Favila, plural. As a curiosity, to say that was erected on a prehistoric dolmen, which was respected. This leads me to think of the Romans and later cristanización which took place in this region. Possibly be more superficial than we think, because the fact of not only respect, but to safeguard a religious primitive (it was created on an artificial hill and upon this the church), leads us to believe that there was still a pre-Roman religious residue. "Religious tolerance? "Love art? No, that did not exist, would be a remnant of paganism.
Militarily, Favila not have had a lot of work. Apparently, the only success that is recognized is the defeat of Arab cavalry patrol. Of course, you know not defeat, which leads us to believe that for some reason, neighboring Muslim powers had to ignore him. Some sources suggest that there were internal problems in the borderlands, not strong enough to to even attempt to crush the revolt, which is what domains were still Favila.
And we must not forget that, even some who insist, Asturias was not ruled the kingdom until his brother, both married with his sister. You see as Ermesinda was going to play? Of course, it was not until Favila performed the feat that made him immortal in history.
As discussed, Favila died in 739, only two years after succeeding his father. As sudden death could not be natural, and indeed, all speculation pointing something. Tradition, and certainly more entertaining version, claims that he killed a bear. The traditional version tells that it was during a hunt, in which reckless Favila was hit by the animal. Others however say that a bear hunt should be part of a rite of passage, one of those rites of passage that speaks both anthropologists. Finally, Forges suggested a third version of the myth: the bear wanted to dance a Armando Manzanero caught with Favila and he sat him down so badly that spigot instantly. Aside the latter as unlikely (everybody knows that Manzanero was born in 1935, the bear had to choose another piece to get to dance to Favila), any the other two is credible. Why? Because, dear readers, without gunpowder and firearms, the animals were hunted with arrows and venablazos. An arrow a bear makes you laugh, and more with the technology available to them at that time. The longbow still take about 600 years to become popular ... Although there is evidence of their existence in the British Isles since the Neolithic. Maybe one day talking about the arc. The fact is that the arches would use would be the small arches and Pre-Roman tradition, which were far from effective against anything but a weak human. Spear or javelin throw was more effective against plantigrade, but today the Olympic record javelin throw is 90 meters (world record by nearly 100), imagine the past, without the technological perfection that surrounds today's javelin. And of course, were thrown from close range for that impact with maximum strength. Man vs. Bear is at a disadvantage, and if you have an oversight, you eat. Final point of discussion.
A highlight that this legend has passed into popular proverbs: Espabila Favila, who is the bear , equivalent of going to give us grapes.
However, some authors claim that the death did not hunt. Instead, Favila had to be killed. Much like Visigoths, yes sir. Now, by whom? Well, let's hand our friends the Romans and ask, cui bono? Who is right? Who stands to gain from his death? As well, a boat soon, and without thinking, his brother Alfonso, who would later become Alfonso I, king of Asturias, which would explain that their children not known (except for his daughter Favini), if any there, any man would have been or paragraph or apiol mercilessly. And no need to mount a thriller or anything. Of course, this is mere speculation. And hell, we like the story of the bear.
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