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Castile,Castilla- a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479 Catalonia- a region of northeastern Spain Galicia- a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay ...
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Following the example of the Holy Land crusaders, the Castilians created three great military orders that served as armies for the kingdom to conquer Muslim lands and defend the Christian frontier. The order of Calatrava was founded in 1158, the order of Santiago in 1170, and the order of A...
This article analyses the evolution of the fiscal policy of the Crown of Castile in the reign of Philip II in relation to the salient characteristics of the tax system and of the political and constitutional structure of the kingdom. The character of the Kingdoms of Castile as an aggregate ...
The marriage was a dynastic move, with Constance being heiress to the kingdom of Castile there was a distinct chance of John becoming King of Castile, if only John could wrest it from her father’s killer and illegitimate brother, Henry of Trastámara. From January 1372, he assumed the ...
From the Magic Kingdom to magical spa treatments, Orlando sparkles with the promise of adventure. Spend a day exploring the world-famous Disney theme parks or screaming your head off on a Universal Studios roller coaster. For a less adrenaline-pumping afternoon, enjoy the quiet natural ...
Crowning the queen: staging legitimacy and the coronation ritual in fourteenth-century Castile The coronation ritual in the Kingdom of Castile has been the subject of intense historiographical debate in recent years, but no analysis has been made of ... DP Flores - 《Journal of Medieval Iberian...
The shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe was the most important Marian shrine in the medieval kingdom of Castile. It is revered in the monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe, in today's Cáceres province of the Extremadura autonomous community of Spain. ...
No parliamentary assemblies (Cortes) were held between 1665 and 1700 in the Crown of Castile. In view of this institutional pause, not yet sufficiently well explained historiographically, the questions assailing us are: who held the representation of the kingdom during this time, and how was ...