Talk:Alfonso VII of León
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Sorry, but Alfonso VII "of Castile" is incorrect, If you read the Chronica Adefonsi Imperatoris (there is an English version in Internet), you can see there he is called "King of Leon" about 40 times, and 0 times "King of Castile". Castile was a secundary kingdom for him: in his documents, Castile appears in the last positions in his kingdoms´list. He was King of Leon, and Emperor of Hispania (Spain). There are many confussions in the English Wikipedia about the kingdoms and dinasties in Spain, but it´s a problem in Spain also.
- The question, however, is not one of contemporary usage, but of historiographical usage. He was the king of Castile, even if León was more important. It really doesn't matter what the title said, as long as the article explains it. This article cleary needs some expansion and sourcing.
- Also: you should have fixed the redirects, though. Don't worry, I've fixed them now. Srnec 22:39, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
In the article on Muxia, I make the following reference: Alfonso Raimúndez (King Afonso V of Galicia and the future King Alfonso VII of León and eventually of Castile, and of Spain) Does that look reasonably accurate? Should I spell Afonso as Alfonso? --Filll 13:50, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
