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Also Known As El de Las Navas
Born 1155
Died October 6, 1214 (aged 59) • Burgos • Spain
Title / Office king (1158-1214), Castile
Role In Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa • Reconquista

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Cid, the
El Cid
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Alfonso XI
Alfonso XI
king of Castile and Leon
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Isabella I
queen of Spain
Gilt and polychrome relief by Alonso de Mena showing Ferdinand II on the left and Isabella on the right, both with hands raised in prayer, framed by ornate gold trim.
Ferdinand II
king of Spain
Alfonso VI
Alfonso VI
king of Leon and Castile
Alfonso VII
Alfonso VII
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Alfonso I
Alfonso I
king of Aragon and Navarre
Ferdinand III
Ferdinand III
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Sancho VII
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Peter II
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Ramiro II
Ramiro II
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Alfonso X
Alfonso X
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Philip I
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Urraca
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Álvaro de Luna
constable of Castile
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John II
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Henry III
king of Castile
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Henry IV
king of Castile
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Ferdinand I
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