Kingdom of León

State · 911–1235 CE · at its largest around 1126 CE

The Christian kingdom that succeeded Asturias, with its capital at León. It was permanently united with Castile in 1230.

On its lands while it lasted

Reconquista (718–1492 CE): Centuries-long series of campaigns by Christian kingdoms to take the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule, ending with the fall of Granada in 1492.
Lugo (c. 911 CE): Capital of Kingdom of Galicia (911–1125).
Tui (c. 911 CE): Capital of Kingdom of Galicia (911–1125).
Valladolid (1072 CE): Capital of Crown of Castile (1236–1515), Pro-Habsburg Spain (1702–1708).
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral (1075 CE): Romanesque cathedral begun in 1075 over the reputed tomb of Saint James, the goal of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage.
Santiago de Compostela (c. 1111 CE): Capital of Kingdom of Galicia (1111–1125).
Guimarães (c. 1139 CE): Capital of County of Portugal (1139–1143).
Treaty of Zamora (1143 CE): Alfonso VII of León recognised Afonso Henriques as King of Portugal, establishing Portuguese independence.
Coimbra (c. 1147 CE): Capital of Kingdom of Portugal (1147–1256).