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unusual facts about Castile and León



Asturian language

The dialects in adjoining areas of Castile and León have continuity with the Asturian dialects; in that area they are referred to as Leonese.

Asturianos

Asturianos is a municipality located in the Sanabria comarca, province of Zamora, Castile and León, Spain.

Autovía BU-11

The Autovía BU-11 is a 4 km (2.5 mile) long autovía in the city of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain, running south from the city centre to the junction of the Autovía A-1 and the Autovía BU-30.

Benavente, Zamora

Benavente is a municipality in the north of the province of Zamora, in the autonomous community Castile and León of Spain.

Castile and León Day

The government of Castile and León established April 23 as an official holiday in 1986, although festivals have been held yearly since a decade earlier at Villalar.

Grammar

Similarly, standard Spanish is not based on the speech of Madrid, but on the one of educated speakers from more northerly areas like Castile and León.

Illustrious Penitential Brotherhood of Our Lady of Anguish

The Illustrious Penitential Brotherhood of Our Lady of Anguish is a Catholic fraternity established in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain in 1536.

Javier Fernández Herranz

On 8 September 2010 Navas made his official debut with the Castile and León's main squad, starting in a 1–0 home win against SD Huesca for the campaign's Copa del Rey.

Losino horse

The Caballo Losino or Caballo de Raza Losina is a breed of horse from the Valle de Losa in the province of Burgos, in Castile and León in northern Spain.

Martín de Padilla y Manrique, 1st Count of Santa Gadea

Martín de Padilla y Manrique, 1st Count of Santa Gadea, Adelantado of Castile, (Calatañazor, (present-day Castile and León), 1540 – El Puerto de Santa María, 1602), secretary of state and war of Philip II of Spain, was a Spanish Admiral during the Anglo–Spanish War (1585–1604), French Wars of Religion and the Eighty Years' War.

Montes Aquilanos

Montes Aquilanos, also known as Montes de El Bierzo and Alpes Bergidenses, is a mountain range within Montes de León, located to the south-southeast of the region of El Bierzo, pertaining to the Province of León in the autonomous region of Castile and León, Spain.

Palacios del Arzobispo

Palacios del Arzobispo (Spanish for "Palaces of the Archbishop") is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca in western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.

Puerto del Escudo

The Puerto del Escudo (Pass of the Shield) is a mountain pass at 1,011 meters elevation located in the valley of Luena, to the east of the Sierra del Escudo mountain range and on the boundary between Cantabria and Castile (province of Burgos) in Spain.

Rock of the Three Kingdoms

The Penedo is located on the border between the village of Moimenta in the municipality of Vinhais, the municipality of A Mezquita in province of Ourense (Autonomous Community of Galicia) and the municipality of Hermisende in Senabria comarca of the province of Zamora (Autonomous Community of Castile and León).

San Martín de Valderaduey

San Martín de Valderaduey is a municipality located in the Sanabria comarca, province of Zamora, Castile and León, Spain.

Santa Cruz de Abranes

Santa Cruz de Abranes (Santa Cruz d'Abranes in the vernacular Leonese language) is a Spanish village in the municipality of Pedralba de la Pradería (Zamora, Castile and León) and is situated on the Spanish-Portuguese border.

Sayaguesa Cattle

The Sayaguesa Cattle, also called Zamorana Cattle, is an ancient, aurochs-like cattle breed from Sayago in the province of Zamora in the Spanish autonomous community of Castile and León.

Sonorama 2013

Sonorama 2013, or Sonorama Ribera 2013, was scheduled to be the XVI edition of the Sonorama Festival and took place at the city of Aranda de Duero in Castile and León (Spain) in mid-August.

Vega Sicilia

The word Vega refers to the green vegetation that grows along the riverbank of the Duero while Sicilia refers to Saint Cecilia, the patron saints of musicians, after whom several villages in Castile and León is named after.

Xavier Moré

On 19 January 2005 he had arguably his best moment with the Castile and León club, scoring in a 1–1 away draw against Real Madrid for the season's Copa del Rey and being essential as his team progressed to the quarterfinals on the away goals rule.


see also

Álvaro Benito

Álvaro Benito Villar (born 10 December 1976 in Salamanca, Castile and León) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left midfielder, and the vocalist/guitarist of Rock band Pignoise.

Arribes

Arribes del Duero Natural Park, a protected area in the southeast of the province of Zamora and the northeast of the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain

Bárcena

Bárcena de Campos, municipality in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain

Castil

Castil de Peones, municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain

Castil de Vela, municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain

Castrejón

Mambrilla de Castrejón, municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain

Castrejón de la Peña, municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain

Cepeda

Dehesa de la Cepeda, an exclave of Madrid surrounded by Castile and León

Comunero

Villalar de los Comuneros, a small town in Castile and León where the Battle of Villalar took place.

Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster

Crowds lined the streets to see her as she processed to the Savoy Palace in the Strand where she was ceremonially received by her husband, who had proclaimed himself King of Castile and León on 29 January.

De Lillo

Puebla de Lillo, municipality in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain

Osorno

Osorno la Mayor, a municipio in Palencia Province, Castile and León, Spain

Sancho of Castile

Sancho IV of Castile (1258–1295), Sancho the Brave, King of Castile and León

Sistema Central

The major mountain ranges are the Sierra de Guadarrama, which runs approximately along the border of the Madrid and Castile and León autonomous communities, the Sierra de Gredos north of the border between Castile and León and Castile-La Mancha stretching into Extremadura and containing the range's highest mountain, Pico Almanzor, at 2,592 m, as well as the Serra da Estrela, containing the highest point in continental Portugal, A Torre, 1.993 m.

Tabanera

Tabanera la Luenga, municipality located in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain

Tabanera de Cerrato, municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain

Tabanera de Valdavia, municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain

Tejar

Cimanes del Tejar, a municipality in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain

Villaflores

Villaflores, Salamanca, a municipality in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain.

Villaquirán

Villaquirán de la Puebla, municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain

Villaquirán de los Infantes, municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain