
Abenamar and King Don Juan
Abenamar and King Don Juan Late medieval Spanish-Moorish historical ballad. In 1431 King Juan II of Castile besieged the Moorish ...
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Alonzo de Aguilar, Don
Alonzo de Aguilar, Don (15th century) Spanish hero in the reconquest of Spain from the Moors and the subject of ...
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Amadis of Gaul
Amadis of Gaul (love-god) In late medieval Spanish legend, hero who appears in an anonymous prose romance, Amadis of Gaul, ...
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Bernardo del Carpio
Bernardo del Carpio In medieval Spanish legend, hero who fought against Charlemagne, appearing in many Spanish ballads. Bernardo del Carpio ...
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Carlos, Don
Carlos, Don (1545–1568) In Spanish history and legend, son of Philip II of Spain by his wife, Maria of Portugal ...
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Don Juan Tenorio
Don Juan Tenorio (14th century) In late medieval legend, libertine Spanish nobleman who is taken off to hell for his ...
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Don Quixote
Don Quixote A novel whose full title is El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha (“The Ingenious Hidalgo Don ...
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González, Conde Fernán
González, Conde Fernán (c. 930–970) In medieval Spanish legend, count of Burgos who made Castile independent of the state of ...
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Lara, Infantes de
Lara, Infantes de (princes of Lara) (10th century) In Spanish history and legend, seven brothers who were killed by their ...
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Pedro the Cruel
Pedro the Cruel (1334–1369) In medieval history and legend, king of Castile and León, who appears in numerous Spanish ballads ...
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Roderick, Don
Roderick, Don (eighth century) In medieval Spanish history and legend, last Visigoth king of Spain, appearing in many Spanish ballads ...
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