Crown of Castile
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Summary
Crown of Castile is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,259 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[3]
- Country: Crown of Castile[4]
- Continent: Europe[5], Africa[6]
- Instance of: sovereign state[7], Crown land[8]
- Capital: Valladolid[9], Madrid[10]
- Official language: Old Spanish[11], Latin[12]
- Currency: Spanish real[13], Spanish maravedí[14]
- Shares border with: Crown of Aragon[15], Kingdom of Navarre[16], Kingdom of Portugal[17], Emirate of Granada[18], Kingdom of Navarre beyond the Pyrenees[19], Kingdom of Patones[20]
- Basic form of government: absolute monarchy[21]
- Owned by: Monarch of Castile and Leon[22]
- Legislative body: Council of Castile[23]
- Part of: Catholic Monarchy[24], Hispanic Monarchy[25]
- Commons category: Crown of Castile[26]
- Has part(s): Kingdom of Castile[27], Kingdom of Leon[28], Kingdom of Galicia[29], Kingdom of Toledo[30], Kingdom of Jaén[31], Kingdom of Córdoba[32], Kingdom of Seville[33], Kingdom of Murcia[34], Kingdom of Navarre[35], Lordship of Biscay[36], New Spain[37], Viceroyalty of Peru[38], Columbian Viceroyalty[39], Royal Lordship of Molina[40]
- Inception: January 1, 1230[41]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1715[42]
- Coordinate location: 40.4175, -3.715[43]
- Topic's main category: Category:Crown of Castile[44]
- Participant in: War of the Two Peters[45], Sack of Tétouan[46]
- Replaces: Kingdom of Navarre[47], Kingdom of Leon[48]
- Replaced by: Kingdom of Spain[49]
- Category for people born here: Q111099278[50]
- Demonym: castellano[51], castellana[52], castellanos[53], castellanas[54], kasztíliai[55], Kastilijec[56], Kastilijka[57]
- Native label: Corona Castellae[58], Corona de Castilla[59]
- Owner of: Royal Alcázar of Segovia[60]
Why It Matters
Crown of Castile has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]