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que antes que Castilla leyes, concilios, fueros y reyes, dieron prestigio a León. La fama cantó su hazaña con clarines de victoria: ¡León escribió la historia de Covadonga a Colón! Con su sangre a torrentes vertida dio a la Patria preciado blasón y en sus labios cobró vida el hermoso lenguaje español. ¡Viva León! Tierra hidalga ...
Zoo León was opened in September 1979. Since 1989 it has been owned and operated by the Municipality of León. [1]In 1994 a veterinary clinic was added to the zoo, and in 2002 the Night Safari was opened.
Banner and caparison with the arms of León (between Aragon and Castile) in the funeral obsequies of Charles V in Brussels, 29 December 1558, by Hieronymus Cock. The first instance of a figure of the lion as symbol of the Kingdom of León is found in minted coins of Alfonso VII, called the Emperor (1126–1157).
Leon (French: Léon, (t)erreur de la savane) is a French series of CGI-animated episodes produced by Studio Hari for children's television. The series features Leon, a persevering but clumsy lion, and a host of other animal characters living in the African savannah, including an elusive springbok and Leon's rival, a spotted hyena .
The flag of Castile and León is the official flag of the Spanish autonomous community of Castile and León.It consists of the quartered coats of arms of Castile, represented by a castle, and León, represented by a lion.
León City Council and Leonese language associations like the Asociación Cultural de la Llingua Llïonesa El Fueyu are promoting its knowledge and use. Leonese Language Day started in 2006 with the support of Leonese Provincial Government, and from 2008 the celebration is organised by the León City Council.
The Obregon family, however, took over its construction, continuing into the 19th century. The Archdiocese of Leon was created in 1864, with its first bishop, José María de Jesús Diez de Sollano y Dávalos helping to get the towers and cupola completed as he chose the church as the seat. It was finally completed and consecrated on 16 March 1866.
Castile and León Day (Spanish: Día de Castilla y León) is a holiday celebrated on 23 April in the autonomous community of Castile and León, a subdivision of Spain. The date is the anniversary of the Battle of Villalar , in which Castilian rebels called Comuneros were dealt a crushing defeat by the royalist forces of King Charles I in the ...