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  1. The name Castile—meaning “land of castles”—is first known to have been used in about 800 ce, when it was applied to a small district at the foot of the Cantabrian Mountains in the extreme north of the modern province of Burgos.

  2. The Kingdom of Castile (/ kæˈstiːl /; 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.

  3. Dec 21, 2023 · When we speak of the Kingdom of Castile, we speak of an entity that played a crucial and determining role in shaping the history of the Iberian Peninsula and, therefore, of Spain. The roots of the Kingdom of Castile are deeply rooted in the Middle Ages.

  4. History. Originally an eastern county of the kingdom of León, in the 11th century, Castile became an independent realm with its capital at Burgos.

  5. Dec 18, 2017 · Like Aragón, the other major player in medieval Spanish history, Castile became a kingdom in 1035, but it had already made its presence felt as a county (condado) at least a century earlier. Let’s go back and see how Castile came into being. Castile: The Beginnings.

  6. Ferdinand IV has been king of Castile and king of Leon through a personal union since 1295. Now the two kingdoms are united under a single crown with a single cortes. The unified kingdom is called 'Castile & Leon' or more simply as Castile. The Basques are still within the boundaries of the kingdom. 1312 - 1350.

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  8. 2 days ago · Spain - Castile, Aragon, Unification: Alfonso VII subverted the idea of a Leonese empire, and its implied aspiration to dominion over a unified peninsula, by the division of his kingdom between his sons: Sancho III (1157–58) received Castile and Ferdinand II (1157–88) received León.

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