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Alfonso XI (Salamanca, August 13, 1311 – March 26/27, 1350 in Gibraltar) was the king of Castile and León, the son of Ferdinand IV of Castile and his wife Constance of Portugal. - Alfonso XI (king of Castile and Leon) -- Britannica Online ...
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Alfonso XI
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Alfonso XI (1310?-50), king of León and Castile (1312-50). A strong defender of the royal prerogative, he courted the lower classes with his economic policies while curtailing the authority of the nobles. On October 30, 1340, he and Afonso IV of Portugal crushed the resurgent Moors in Spain in the Battle of the Salado River.
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