Castile and León is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain. It was created in 1983 by merging the provinces of the historic region of León: León...
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representatives of Castile, Extremadura and León ("de Castiella e de Estremadura e de tierra de León") and those of Seville in 1261 of Castile, León and all other...
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and the eastern, inland part of León was joined to the Kingdom of Castile in 1230. From 1296 to 1301, the Kingdom of León was again independent and after...
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his original territory of León, and became the king of Castile and Galicia. This was the second union of León and Castile, although the two kingdoms...
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the Emperor (el Emperador), became the King of Galicia in 1111 and King of León and Castile in 1126. Alfonso, born Alfonso Raimúndez, first used the title...
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called the Great (el Magno), was the count of Castile from his uncle's death in 1029 and the king of León after defeating his brother-in-law in 1037. According...
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King of Castile (1065–72), Galicia (1071–72) and León (1072). Born at Zamora, Sancho was the eldest son of Ferdinand the Great and Sancha of León. He was...
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the Brave (El Bravo) or the Valiant, was king of León (1065–1109), Galicia (1071–1109), and Castile (1072–1109). After the conquest of Toledo in 1085...
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of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 as well as King of Galicia from 1231. He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguela of Castile. Through...
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dulzaina were popular in the folk music of Castile and León, the instrument is no longer manufactured and has become rare. The city of Madrid is known...
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