New Castile (Spain)
New Castile (Castilla la Nueva) is a historic region in central Spain. It roughly matches the medieval Moorish territory of Toledo, which was taken during the Reconquista and became the southern part of Castile.
After Spain’s 1833 territorial division, New Castile was defined as the area made up of the provinces of Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Madrid, and Toledo.
Two key events marked its history: the capture of Toledo in 1085, ending the Taifa of Toledo, and the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212, which helped Christian forces advance further south.
Although ruled by the Crown of Castile, the area was still called the Kingdom of Toledo for a time, and began to be known as New Castile in the 18th century.
New Castile is separated from Old Castile to the north by the Sistema Central mountains. In today’s Spain, the name covers the autonomous communities of Madrid and Castile–La Mancha (which includes Albacete).
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