Castile

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Castile was a powerful medieval kingdom in central and northern Spain that became a core region of the emerging Spanish state and a major center of political, cultural, and religious influence in Iberia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent territory of Spain
former monarchy
historical kingdom
capital Burgos
Toledo
Valladolid
continent Europe
country Spain
culturalInfluenceOn Spanish language
Spanish law
Spanish literature
currency maravedí
real
ethnicGroup Spaniards
surface form: Castilians
governmentForm monarchy
hasPart Meseta Central
surface form: Castilian Plateau

Castile self-linksurface differs
surface form: New Castile

Castile self-linksurface differs
surface form: Old Castile
historicalCapitalOf Spanish monarchy
historicalRegionOf Spain
language Castilian
Spanish
legalSystem Siete Partidas
locatedIn Iberian Peninsula
central Spain
northern Spain
mergedWith Crown of Aragon
nameEtymology derived from Latin "castella" meaning "castles"
notableRuler Alfonso X of Castile
Ferdinand III of Castile
Isabella I of Castile
officialReligion Roman Catholicism
partOf Crown of Castile
surface form: Catholic Monarchs' realms

Crown of Castile
playedRoleIn Reconquista
Spanish colonization of the Americas
Spanish unification
religion Roman Catholicism
resultedIn Spanish monarchy
surface form: Monarchy of Spain
rulingDynasty House of Bourbon
House of Habsburg
House of Ivrea
House of Trastámara
sharesBorderWith Kingdom of Aragon
Kingdom of León
Kingdom of Navarre
Portugal
surface form: Kingdom of Portugal
timePeriod Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Middle Ages

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Governorate of New Granada metropole Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
House of Aguilar country Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
House of Aguilar region Castile
1383–1385 Portuguese interregnum opponent Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Almohad infantry opposedBy Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Duchess of Escalona region Castile
this entity surface form: Castile (historical)
Mayorga region Castile