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Diego Rodríguez Porcelos

d. 885 · 9th century

Diego Rodríguez Porcelos was count of Castile from about 873 to 885, son of Count Rodrigo, under the kings of Asturias. On the orders of Alfonso III he founded Burgos in 884 as a fortified frontier post against the Emirate of Córdoba, extending Castilian settlement southwards. Burgos later became the capital of the Kingdom of Castile.

Diego Rodríguez Porcelos
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County of Castile

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