New Castile

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New Castile

A historical region of central Spain that combined with Old Castile to the north to form the kingdom of Castile. It was united with Aragon after the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella (1469).
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New Castile

n
(Placename) a region and former province of central Spain. Chief town: Toledo
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New` Castile′


n.
a region in central Spain: formerly a province. 27,933 sq. mi. (72,346 sq. km). Spanish, Castilla la Nueva.
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1675-1700 from New Castile, Spain, one of a small number of surviving examples whose design is taken from the etchings of Johannes Stradanus: Venationes ferarum, avium, piscium, etc: 1578, which was copied by Argote de Molina: Libro de la Monteria, Sevilla, 1582.
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Valladolid provides a kind of backdrop to exemplify the argument, but the author cites as well material from Galicia, New Castile, and Catalonia.
Religious Women in Golden Age Spain: The Permeable Cloister
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