{"slug": "leon-spain", "label": "León, Spain", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B3n%2C_Spain", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15699", "qid": "Q15699", "description": "municipality in Castile and León, Spain", "entries": 9, "years": 9, "span": [715, 1368], "span_label": ["715 CE", "1368 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "spain", "label": "Spain", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "al-andalus", "label": "Al-Andalus", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-galicia", "label": "Kingdom of Galicia", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "zamora-spain", "label": "Zamora, Spain", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "iberian-peninsula", "label": "Iberian Peninsula", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "moors", "label": "Moors", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "arab-muslims", "label": "Arab Muslims", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-leon", "label": "Kingdom of León", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "portugal", "label": "Portugal", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "almanzor", "label": "Almanzor", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-navarre", "label": "Kingdom of Navarre", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "county-of-barcelona", "label": "County of Barcelona", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 715, "year_label": "715 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Arabs led by Tariq ibn Ziyad advance from the area La Rioja (modern-day Spain), and conquer the fortress city of León.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367661130#Arabian_Empire", "title": "715", "revid": 1367661130, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Empire"}}, {"year": 846, "year_label": "846 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "The Mozarabs, Iberian Christians who live under Moorish rule, try to repopulate León in Al-Andalus (modern Spain). The city is recaptured by the Muslim Arabs.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1308185700#Europe", "title": "846", "revid": 1308185700, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 856, "year_label": "856 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "King Ordoño I of Asturias is said to have begun the repopulation of the town of León in the northwest of Spain (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1329734614#Europe", "title": "856", "revid": 1329734614, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 914, "year_label": "914 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "January 19", "text": "January 19 – King García I dies at Zamora (Spain) after a 4-year reign. He is succeeded by his brother Ordoño II, who becomes king of Galicia and León. Ordoño continues his expansion and settles his court in León.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355643516#Europe", "title": "914", "revid": 1355643516, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 997, "year_label": "997 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Al-Mansur, the de facto ruler of Al-Andalus, assaults and partially destroys the city of Santiago de Compostela. He is accompanied in his raid by Christian Portuguese lords, who all receive a share of the booty. On their way, they sack the cities of Zamora and León.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364468397#Europe", "title": "997", "revid": 1364468397, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1034, "year_label": "1034 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "King Sancho III (the Great) of Pamplona captures León, after defeating a string of rivals. His rule now extends from the borders of Galicia in the west to the County of Barcelona in the east.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342215274#Europe", "title": "1034", "revid": 1342215274, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1065, "year_label": "1065 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "December 24", "text": "December 24 – King Ferdinand I of León (\"the Great\") dies in León, Spain, after an 11-year reign as Emperor of All Spain. His kingdom is divided among his three sons: the eldest Sancho II, the second Alfonso VI and the youngest García II. The kingdoms of Galicia and Portugal become independent under the rule of García.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365271706#Europe", "title": "1065", "revid": 1365271706, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1316, "year_label": "1316 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "October 30", "text": "October 30 – A papal court in Avignon, with Cardinal Berengar Fredol the Elder presiding, rules that Juan Fernández was properly elected Bishop of León (now in Spain), dismissing a challenge by Juan García. Fernández had been elected a year before, but his confirmation by the Pope was delayed because of the challenge. Before Fernández can travel to Avignon, however, he passes away on December 17.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332018310#October_–_December", "title": "1316", "revid": 1332018310, "section": "Events › October – December"}}, {"year": 1368, "year_label": "1368 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 30", "text": "April 30 – Henry of Trastámara, deposed a year earlier from his position as King of Castile and Leon, captures the city of León after a siege of more than three months.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371792677#April–June", "title": "1368", "revid": 1371792677, "section": "Events › April–June"}}]}