Queen Urraca of León-Castile was one of the most powerful and controversial figures in medieval Spain. The daughter of King ...

In 1236, Córdoba - the once-glorious capital of Muslim Spain - fell to the forces of King Fernando III of León-Castile. This ...

VALLADOLID, Spain -- My second and third days in the Castilla y Leon region of Spain last week were the first times I’ve seen more than 10 images of Christ on the cross without feeling like God ...

Some bars in León, Spain advertise that they serve “Mata judios” cocktails, though most menus say “limonada.” (Shira Li Bartov) By Shira Li Bartov March 29, 2024 ...

The final resting place of the cup of Christ is the ‘holy grail’ of religious tourism. But hundreds of sites claiming to be home to it, who’s right? And is it real?

Léon Krier, a pioneer of New Urbanism and traditional architecture, died at age 79 this week in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. His ...

Miami’s Leon Medical Centers founder Benjamin Leon Jr. was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be his next ambassador to Spain.

Cathedral in Leon, Spain iStock. ... “It’s an expression here,” Margarita Torres Sevilla, a professor of medieval history at the University of León, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Torres Sevilla said that a Jewish past lies dormant in León, even inside locals who may not know their own history. While tens of thousands of Jews fled Spain as a result of the Alhambra Decree ...

The final resting place of the cup of Christ is the ‘holy grail’ of religious tourism. But hundreds of sites claiming to be home to it, who’s right? And is it real?