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Old Castile ( Spanish: Castilla la Vieja [kasˈtiʎa la ˈβjexa]) is a historic region of Spain, which had different definitions along the centuries. Its extension was formally defined in the 1833 territorial division of Spain as the sum of the following provinces: Santander (now Cantabria ), Burgos, Logroño (now La Rioja ), Soria, Segovia ...
Castile, Spain. Castile, traditional central region constituting more than one-quarter of the area of peninsular Spain. Castile’s northern part is called Old Castile and the southern part is called New Castile. The region formed the core of the Kingdom of Castile, under which Spain was united in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
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Old Castile, historic provincial region, north-central Spain, generally including the limits reached by the kingdom of Castile in the 11th century. Touching the Bay of Biscay on the north, it is separated from New Castile (Castilla la Nueva), to the south, by the ranges of the Sierra de Guadarrama.
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Castile (historical region) Castile or Castille ( / kæˈstiːl /; Spanish: Castilla [kasˈtiʎa]) is a territory of imprecise limits located in Spain. [1] The use of the concept of Castile relies on the assimilation (via a metonymy) of a 19th-century determinist geographical notion, that of Castile as Spain's centro mesetario ("tableland core ...
- Shampoo. Castile soap lathers easily. And because of the fat content in the oil it is made from, it may leave your hair feeling smoother and more conditioned than some chemical-based shampoos.
- Face, Hand, and Body Soap. One of the problems with many bar soaps is that they are drying and can undermine the barrier function of the skin. They do so by stripping the natural oils (sebum) that protect the skin from microorganisms, toxins, and sun exposure.
- Makeup Remover. Traditional makeup removers rely on a combination of solvents to remove makeup. They can either be water-based or oil-based (often with silicone oil as the main ingredient).
- Shaving. Vegetable oils can be beneficial to the skin, although those that contain high concentrations of oleic acid can cause skin inflammation. As shaving can cause local skin inflammation, select castile soaps with lower concentrations of oleic acid.
Castile , Spanish Castilla, Traditional region, peninsular Spain. Comprising several modern provinces, its northern part is called Old Castile and its southern part New Castile. Castilian territory was united under León by Fernán González in the 10th century.
The Kingdom of Castile (/ k æ ˈ s t iː l /; Spanish: Reino de Castilla: Latin: Regnum Castellae) was a polity in the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. It traces its origins to the 9th-century County of Castile ( Spanish : Condado de Castilla , Latin : Comitatus Castellæ ), as an eastern frontier lordship of the Kingdom of Asturias .
