Alfonso II of Asturias

Alfonso II
Mariano de la Roca y Delgado, Alfonso II of Asturias, 1852
King of Asturias
Reign791 - 842
PredecessorBermudo I
SuccessorRamiro I
Bornc. 760
Died842
HouseAstur-Leonese dynasty
FatherFruela I of Asturias
MotherMunia
Alfonso II in the twelfth-century Libro de los Testamentos.

Alfonso II of Asturias (c. 760 – 842), nicknamed the Chaste (Spanish: el Casto), was the king of Asturias during two different periods: first in the year 783 and later from 791 until his death in 842. Upon his death, Nepotian, a family member of undetermined relation, attempted to usurp the crown in place of the future Ramiro I.

During his reign, which covered a span of 51 years, Alfonso discovered the supposed tomb of St. James the Great (called Santiago in Spanish) in the town of Compostela, which later became known as the city of Santiago de Compostela. He was the son of Fruela I and Munia, a Basque woman captured and brought back to Asturias by the former following a military campaign.