Simancas, Spain

Spain

Simancas, Spain connects to 1070 places across 13 topics through 49 Bunkabop connections, with history making up the bulk of its ties. In 939, the Battle of Simancas was fought near the town between Christian forces under Ramiro II of León and caliph Abd al-Rahman III. The town's castle later became the Archivo General de Simancas, where Philip II ordered Spain's national archives moved in 1563. France and Madrid share many of its connections, anchoring it in Iberian and European history.