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El Reino de Castilla (Regnum Castellae) fue uno de los reinos medievales de la península ibérica. Castilla surgió como entidad política autónoma en el siglo IX bajo la forma de condado vasallo de León, alcanzando la categoría de «reino» en el siglo XI. Su nombre se debió a la gran cantidad de castillos que se encontraban en la zona. El condado de Castilla se repuebla mayoritariamente por habitantes de origen cántabro, astur y vasco con un dialecto romance propio, el castellano, y con unas leyes diferenciadas. El objetivo de este grupo es el de confirmar con datos de ADN el origen de los castellanos.
The Kingdom of Castile (Regnum Castellae) was a large and powerful state on the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. Its name comes from the host of castles constructed in the region. It began in the 9th century as the County of Castile, an eastern frontier lordship of the Kingdom of León. During the 10th century its counts increased their autonomy, but it was not until 1065 that it was separated from León and became a kingdom in its own right. Between 1072 and 1157 it was again united with León, and after 1230 this union became permanent. Throughout this period the Castilian kings made extensive conquests in southern Iberia at the expense of the Islamic principalities. Castile and León, with their southern acquisitions, came to be known collectively as the Crown of Castile, a term that also came to encompass overseas expansion.
The county of Castile was repopulated mainly by inhabitants of Cantabrian, Asturian and Basque origin with a dialect of their own romance, Castilian, and with different laws. The objective of this group is to confirm with DNA data the origin of the Castilians.
The Kingdom of Castile (Regnum Castellae) was a large and powerful state on the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. Its name comes from the host of castles constructed in the region. It began in the 9th century as the County of Castile, an eastern frontier lordship of the Kingdom of León. During the 10th century its counts increased their autonomy, but it was not until 1065 that it was separated from León and became a kingdom in its own right. Between 1072 and 1157 it was again united with León, and after 1230 this union became permanent. Throughout this period the Castilian kings made extensive conquests in southern Iberia at the expense of the Islamic principalities. Castile and León, with their southern acquisitions, came to be known collectively as the Crown of Castile, a term that also came to encompass overseas expansion.
The county of Castile was repopulated mainly by inhabitants of Cantabrian, Asturian and Basque origin with a dialect of their own romance, Castilian, and with different laws. The objective of this group is to confirm with DNA data the origin of the Castilians.