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Previously an eastern county of the kingdom of León, Castile in the 11th century became an independent realm with its capital at Burgos and later Valladolid, and the leading force in the northern Christian states' 400-year Reconquista ("reconquest") of central and southern Spain from the Muslim rulers who had dominated the peninsula since the 8th century.
The capture of Toledo in 1085 added New Castile to the crown's territories, and the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ( 1212) heralded the Muslim loss of most of the south. León was finally reunited with Castile in 1230, and the following decades saw the capture of Córdoba ( 1236), Murcia ( 1243Events Innocent IV was elected pope. Castile captures the city of Murcia from the Moors. Births Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile Ferdinand III,) and SevilleThis article is about the city in Spain. For the place in the U. state of Ohio see Seville, Ohio and for the automobile see Cadillac Seville. Seville ( Spanish: Sevilla is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain, crossed by the riv ( 1248Events Louis IX of France departs on the Seventh Crusade for Egypt Kingdom of Castile captures city of Seville from Muslims Cologne cathedral: old cathedral burns down April 30; foundation stone to current cathedral laid August 15 Births Deaths January 4).
The dynastic union of Castile and AragonComunidad Autonoma de Aragon Capital Zaragoza Area total % of Spain Ranked 4th 47 719 km² 9,4% Population Total (2003) % of Spain Density Ranked 11th 1 217 514 2,9% 25,51/km² Demonym English Spanish Aragonese aragones Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 I in 1469Events July 26 Battle of Edgecote Moor October 17 Prince Ferdinand of Aragon wed princess Isabella of Castile. This event would lead to a unified Spain in 1516. Sigismund of Austria sells upper-Elsass ( Alsace) to the Charles the Bold in exchange of aid i, when Ferdinand II of AragonFerdinand II of Aragon nicknamed the Catholic ( March 10, 1452 June 23, 1516) was king of Aragon, Castile, Sicily, Naples and Navarre and Count of Barcelona He became Ferdinand V of Castile when he married Isabella I of Castile. They united their two king wed Isabella_of_CastileArtist's impression Isabella of Castile ( Spanish: Ysabel Isabel or Isabela ( 22 April, 1451 26 November 1504) was queen of Castile. She was great-great-granddaughter of both Henry II of Castile and his half-brother Peter I of Castile and their respective, would eventually lead to the formal creation of Spain as a single entity in 1516Events March With the death of Ferdinand II of Aragon, his grandson Charles of Ghent becomes King of Spain as Carlos I. July Selim I of the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Mameluks and invades Syria. August 13 Treaty of Noyon Peace between France and S when their grandson Charles V assumed both thrones. See List of Spanish monarchs and Kings of Spain family tree.
The territory traditionally regarded as Castilian is now divided into the Spanish autonomous communities of Cantabria, Castile-Leon, Castile-La Mancha, Madrid and La Rioja.
The language of Castile emerged as the primary language of Spain — known to many of its speakers as castellano and in English as Castilian or Spanish. See Names given to the Spanish language.
See early history at Kingdom of León, list of Kings of Castile, and later history at History of Spain.
Two places in the United States of America named after this kingdom are: Village of Castile and Town of Castile.
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