León, Spain (esp)

León, Spain

León, Spain ranks 1,560th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Atlantic City, New Jersey, Akhmim, and Orsha. Memorable people born in León, Spain include Buenaventura Durruti, César Rodríguez Álvarez, and Urraca of Zamora. Memorable people who died in León, Spain include Ferdinand I of León, Ramiro II of León, and Ordoño II of León. León, Spain has been the birth place of many politicians and social activists and the death place of many politicians and religious figures. León, Spain is located in Spain.

León is a city and municipality of Spain, capital of the province of León, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a population of 124,303 (2019), by far the largest municipality in the province. The population of the metropolitan area, including the neighbouring San Andrés del Rabanedo and other smaller municipalities, accounts for around 200,000 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia