Record

Document Reference	Bu 45/34
Title	Copy despatch from A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to 3rd Earl of Malmesbury [J. Harris], Foreign Office, London; 2 Sep 1858.
Date	2 September 1858
Level	Piece
Content Description	Describes the Queen's tour of the Asturias; this included a visit to a famous mine near Gijón and a visit to the Cave of Louadonja at the retreat of Pelayo where the Prince of Pelayo successfully resisted the Moors and laid the foundations of the Spanish Monarchy; at the altar of the Virgin within the Cave the Prince of the Asturias received the name of Pelayo, and he and the Infanta were confirmed; the Queen has been received by her subjects with enthusiasm and loyalty.
Term	royalty, visits
	religions, Roman Catholic
	religion, shrines

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6259	Isabella II (1830-1904); Queen of Spain; ( reigned 1833-1868)	1830-1904
NA7439	Francisco (1822-1902); King of Spain and the Indies; ( King Consort of Isabel II)	1822-1902
NA7440	Isabel (1851-1931); Infanta of Spain; ( daughter of Isabel II Queen of Spain)	1851-1931
NA7148	Alfonso XII (1857-1885); King of Spain and the Indies; (succeeded 1874)	1857-1885
NA7449	Pelayo (-737); Prince of the Asturias; (succeeded 718)	-737
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882
NA6098	Harris; James H. (1807-1889); 3rd Earl of Malmesbury	1807-1889