Castilla la Vieja

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Castilla la Vieja

(kasˈtiʎa la ˈbjexa)
n
(Placename) the Spanish name for Old Castile
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Old′ Cas•tile′

(kæˈstil)
n.
a region in N Spain: formerly a province. Spanish, Castilla la Vieja.
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Esta medida de las parias fue la politica que Alfonso VI siguio para apropiarse de la mitad del sur de la meseta de Castilla la Vieja. Por ello, la presencia del vocablo 'colector' y luego 'colectorcillo' aludirian a la politica de impuestos llevada a cabo por Alfonso VI, quien siguio con la politica de su padre Fernando I el Magno.
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