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Leonese (Leonese: llionés, Asturian: lleonés) is a set of vernacular Romance language varieties currently spoken in northern and western portions of the historical region of León in Spain (the modern provinces of León, Zamora, and Salamanca) and a few adjoining areas in Portugal.
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Leonese people. 736 555 leonese people in Leonese Region. 431 061 leonese in rest of the Kingdom of Spain. In total is 1 168 156 leonese people. The Leonese ( Leonese: Llïoneses; Spanish: Leoneses) are a subgroup of Spaniards, native to León in Spain.
The Leonese region encompassed the provinces of Salamanca, Zamora, and León, now part of the modern Spanish autonomous community of Castile and León. As is the case with other historical regions, and continuing with centuries of history, the inhabitants of the Leonese region are still called Leonese. [citation needed] .
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Leonese language (llionés in Leonese) is the language of León and Zamora, both in Spain, and Bragança, in Portugal. A Romance language , Leonese was the language of the Kingdom of León in the Middle Ages .
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The term Leonese ( llionés ), in the narrow sense described in this article, refers to certain vernacular Romance dialects which are spoken in northern and western portions of the historical region of León in Spain (modern provinces of León, Zamora, andSalamanca), and in a few adjoining areas in Portugal.
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Leonese (Leonese: llionés, Asturian: lleonés) is a set of vernacular Romance language varieties currently spoken in northern and western portions of the historical region of León in Spain (the modern provinces of León, Zamora, and Salamanca) and a few adjoining areas in Portugal.
The majority of Leonese people are Roman Catholic. In addition to its shifts between Spain and Castile, the region of León fell under control of the Moors in 717 AD. Like much of the Iberian peninsula it was governed by the Moors until it was retaken by the Christian conquest.