Castilla y Leon (Spain) Coat of Arms Tile

Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was constituted in 1983, although it was projected for the first time during the First Spanish Republic in the 19th century, as well as in the Second Spanish Republic in the first half of the 20th century. It is the largest autonomous community in Spain and the third biggest region of the European Union, covering an area of 94,223 square kilometres (36,380 sq mi) with an official population of around 2.5 million (2011).