Example sentences for: castile

How can you use “castile” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Escaping after a few days in the capital is the plan of most visitors as well; for most, a trip to Madrid is as much about what the plains of Castile just beyond the city contain as what the capital itself offers.

  • King João I ordered the construction of this Gothic masterpiece in gratitude for the victory over Juan I of Castile at the Battle of Aljubarrota nearby in 1385 (see page 17).

  • His successor, Dom Dinis (1279–1325), consolidated Portugal’s borders by constructing castles along the frontier with Castile.

  • By order of Ferdinand and Isabella of Castile, the second phase of the conquest was set in motion.

  • The army of Juan I of Castile invaded Portugal in 1383, but João of Avis, recently proclaimed King João I of Portugal, defeated the Spaniards in a decisive battle which was fought in 1385 at Aljubarrota, about 100km (62 miles) north of Lisbon.


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