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Definition: Castile from Philip's Encyclopedia

Region and former kingdom in central Spain, traditionally comprising Old Castile (N) and New Castile (S). Old Castile was part of the kingdom of León until 1230. The Castilians captured New Castile from the Moors. Queen Isabella I established the union with Aragón in 1479, and in the 16th century Castile became the most influential power in Spain and the core of the Spanish monarchy.

Castile

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(kăstēl'), Span. Castilla (kästē'lyä), historic region and former kingdom, central and N Spain, traditionally divided into Old Castile and New Castile, and now divided into Castile–La Mancha and Castile-Leon. Castile is generally a vast, sparsely populated region surrounding the highly industrialized Madrid area. It includes most of the high plateau of central Spain, across which rise the rugged Sierra de Guadarrama and the Sierra de Gredos, forming a natural boundary between Old and New Castile. The upper Duero, the Tagus, and Guadiana rivers form the chief valleys etched into the plateau. The soil of Castile, ravaged by centuries of erosion, is poor, and rainfall is sparse. The name Castile derives from the many castles built there by the Christian nobles early in the reconquest from the Moors (8th–9th cent.). Old Castile at first was a county of the kingdom of León , with Burgos its capital. Its nobles (notably Fernán González) secured virtual autonomy by the 10th cent. Sancho III…
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Full text Article Castile

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(kăstēl'), Span. Castilla (kästē'lyä), historic region and former kingdom, central and N Spain, traditionally divided into Old Castile and New Castile, and now divided into Castile–La Mancha and Castile-Leon. Castile is generally a vast, sparsely populated region surrounding the highly…
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Full text Article Castile

From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Region and ancient kingdom, cen. and N cen. Spain; 53,463 sq. mi. (138,469 sq. km.); comprises the modern provs. of Ávila, Burgos, Guadalajara, Madrid, Palencia, Segovia, Soria, and Valladolid, and parts of Ciudad Real, Cuenca, and Toledo; divided into two historical regions: in the N, Old Castile ( …
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Full text Article Castile

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Traditional region, peninsular Spain. Comprising several modern provinces, its northern part is called Old Castile and its southern part New Castile. Castilian territory was united under León by Fernán González in the 10th century. Though it separated from León in the 12th century, it was reunited…
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Full text Article Castile

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Kingdom founded in the 10th century, occupying the central plateau of Spain. Its union with Aragón in 1479, based on the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella, effected the foundation of the Spanish state, which at the time was occupied and ruled by the Moors . Castile comprised the two great basins…
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Full text Article Castile during the colonial era

From Latin American History and Culture: Encyclopedia of Colonial Latin America (1550s to 1820s)
Located in central Spain, the Kingdom of Castile in 1560 included Old Castile (Castile and León), New Castile (La Mancha and Extremadura), the Basque provinces, Asturias, Galicia, Andalusia, and Murcia. It was the most populous kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula throughout the colonial era. The…
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Full text Article Castile–La Mancha

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(kăstēl'–lä män'chӘ), autonomous region (1990 pop. 1,695,144), central Spain, encompassing the provinces of Toledo, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, and Albacete. It was established as an autonomous region in 1982. It is in the historical region of New Castile. Its plains are drained by the Tagus…
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Full text Article Blanche of Castile

From The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography
Regent of France from 1226 to 1234 and from 1248 to 1252. She was the daughter of Alonso VIII of Castile, and the grand-daughter of Henry II of England. She was born in Palencia, Old Castile, and in a dynastic treaty between France and England was betrothed at the age of 11 to the future Louis VIII; …
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Also known as: Blanca da Castilla (b. 1188–d. 1252) wife of King Louis VIII of France Blanche was born in Palencia, present-day Spain, the third daughter of Alfonso VIII, the king of Castile, and Eleanor, daughter of English king Henry II and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. She married Louis VIII…
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Full text Article Isabella I of Castile

From The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography
Queen of Spain. She was the daughter of Juan II of Castile and Isabella of Portugal. Her father died when she was three and she was brought up by her mother, but taken to the court of her half-brother Enrique IV when she was 13. She became the focus of opposition in the corrupt court, but managed to…
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Full text Article Castile-León

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Autonomous community (pop., 2001: 2,456,474) and historic region, northern Spain. Established in 1983, it encompasses the provinces of Valladolid, Burgos, León, Salamanca, Zamora, Polencia, and Segovia and covers an area of 36,380 sq mi (94,224 sq km). Its capital is Valladolid . It occupies the…
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