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Crafting the image of Pelayo: identity and state-building in early medieval Asturian chronicles

Erica BuchbergerDepartment of History, University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 405-426 | Received 18 Jan 2023, Accepted 11 Jul 2023, Published online: 25 Jul 2023

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