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Álvaro de Luna: Quick Facts

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Born c.1390 • Spain
Died June 2, 1453 or June 22, 1453 • Valladolid • Spain
Title / Office constable (1423-1453), Castile
Christopher Columbus
Isabella I
queen of Spain
Cid, the
El Cid
Castilian military leader
Alfonso X
Alfonso X
king of Castile and Leon
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Philip I
king of Castile
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Urraca
queen of Castile and Leon
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John II
king of Castile
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Henry III
king of Castile
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Henry IV
king of Castile
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John I
king of Castile
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Ferdinand I
king of Castile and Leon
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Henry II
king of Castile
Alfonso VIII
Alfonso VIII
king of Castile
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Henry I
king of Castile
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
Juan de Padilla, lithograph
Juan de Padilla
Spanish military leader
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Ferdinand I
king of Portugal
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Pedro González, cardinal de Mendoza
Spanish cardinal
Alfonso VII
Alfonso VII
king of Leon and Castile
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Diego Gelmírez
Spanish archbishop