Category Archives: Spain

Crevillente

Posted on August 1, 2017 by davidseurope

CREVILLENTE Small Muslim lordship in eastern Spain that survived the Reconquest of the 13th century. The town lies west of Elche (Elx), southwest of Alicante and northeast of Murcia, and is now in the province of Alicante (Alacant) in the … Continue reading →

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Couserans

Posted on May 21, 2015 by davidseurope

COUSERANS Or, Conserans. Vicomté in the central Pyrenees; A diocese, which belonged to the province of Auch. The Vicomté became separate in the late 10th century, when it was held by the younger son of a Count of Carcassone, as … Continue reading →

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Corunna

Posted on November 18, 2014 by davidseurope

CORUNNA The town and port, called A CORUÑA in Galician, LA CORUÑA in Spanish, and Corunna in English, is the capital of the northwesternmost province (C) of Spain, which is named after it. The province was formed in 1833 from … Continue reading →

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Corsica

Posted on November 18, 2014 by davidseurope

CORSICA   CORSE. Island in the western Mediterranean, north of Sardinia. [For the Département(s) and Region, see CORSE]. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Corsica became part of the Vandal Kingdom, which held the Tunisian coast-lands and many of the … Continue reading →

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Córdoba

Posted on September 1, 2014 by davidseurope

CÓRDOBA Embed from Getty Images A Taifa Kingdom in Muslim Spain; An inland province (CO) in Andalucía in southern Spain, named after its capital, which stands on the River Guadalquivir. The city, called Corduba by the Romans, was the capital … Continue reading →

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Conflent

Posted on August 2, 2014 by davidseurope

CONFLENT County in the Spanish March of the Frankish Kingdom, but its lands are now in France.   They lie in the eastern Pyrenees, between Cerdanya and the coastal plain of Roussillon, and are drained by the River Têt.   Villefranche de … Continue reading →

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Comminges

Posted on June 19, 2014 by davidseurope

COMMINGES   Or, Cominges. Former French County in the central Pyrenees, on the upper Garonne; A bishopric in the province of Auch. 1. It is believed that the County was founded in the 9th century by a son of Aznar Sanchez, … Continue reading →

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Ciudad Real

Posted on March 28, 2014 by davidseurope

CIUDAD REAL Province (CR) in central Spain, lying north of Andalucía and south of Toledo, named after its capital. It contains the upper course of the River Guadiana, which is formed by the uniting of several headstreams, several of which … Continue reading →

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Charolais

Posted on November 27, 2013 by davidseurope

CHAROLAIS    Or, Charollais. Medieval County in the south of French Burgundy, east of the Bourbonnais; An enclave of Habsburg territory within the borders of France, 1493-1659/1684. Charolles, its capital, is WNW of Macon, and southwest of Chalon-sur-Saône. Its Vicomte in … Continue reading →

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Ceuta

Posted on October 30, 2013 by davidseurope

CEUTA    Sebta (Arabic). An enclave of Spain on the Moroccan coast;  Cape Ceuta is the Pillar of Hercules opposite Gibraltar. The town belonged to the Vandal Kingdom, which was destroyed by Byzantium in 533.  Around the year 544 it was … Continue reading →

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Cerdanya

Posted on October 24, 2013 by davidseurope

CERDANYA     (Catalan); CERDAGNE (Fr); Cerdaña (Sp). County in the Spanish March, in the Pyrenees, lying east and southeast of Andorra. The Counts belonged to a branch of the  family of the Counts of Barcelona. Their line died out in 1117, … Continue reading →

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Catalonia

Posted on October 17, 2013 by davidseurope

CATALONIA   CATALUNYA; Cataluña (Castilian/Spanish). Former principality and province, and present-day autonomous Community in the north of eastern Spain.   Bordering on France, it includes the eastern Pyrenees, and its Mediterranean coast extends northeastwards, then northwards, from a little south of the … Continue reading →

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Castilla y León

Posted on October 7, 2013 by davidseurope

CASTILLA Y LEÓN     Inland autonomous community in northwestern and northern Spain, whose first parliament was elected in 1983, and whose government is called the Junta de Castilla y León.   Its capital is Valladolid. Practically all the Communities of Spain are … Continue reading →

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Castilla-La Mancha

Posted on October 6, 2013 by davidseurope

CASTILLA-LA MANCHA Autonomous Community in central Spain, its territory forming part of the Meseta, the great plateau of central Spain.   La Mancha, made famous by Cervantes, is a plateau in the south of the region.  In the northwest is the … Continue reading →

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Castile

Posted on October 5, 2013 by davidseurope

CASTILE   CASTILLA; Castille (French, but also used in English). County in northern Spain; A Kingdom which gradually extended into the greater part of the Iberian peninsula. It began as the County of Bardulia in the uppermost valley of the River … Continue reading →

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