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((Short description|Ethnic group originating from the Iberian peninsula))
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|region1     = ((flag|Castile and León))
|pop1        = est. 2,500,000
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| languages = [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| religions = Predominantly [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]]<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.lavanguardia.com/vangdata/20150402/54429637154/interactivo-creencias-y-practicas-religiosas-en-espana.html |title=Interactivo: Creencias y prácticas religiosas en España |date=2 April 2015 |access-date=25 January 2017 |archive-date=4 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404024037/http://www.lavanguardia.com/vangdata/20150402/54429637154/interactivo-creencias-y-practicas-religiosas-en-espana.html |url-status=live ))</ref>
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| related_groups = Other [[Spaniards]]<br>([[Leonese people|Leonese]], [[Extremadurans]], [[Andalusians]])
| popplace = [[Spain]]<br>([[Castile and Leon]], [[Castile–La Mancha]], [[Community of Madrid]])
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'''Castilians''' (Spanish: ''castellanos'') are the inhabitants of the historical region of [[Castile (historical region)|Castile]]. However, the region's exact limits are disputed.

[[Image:Provinzen kastilien.svg|thumb|right| Two possible interpretations of the territory of modern Castile]]
However, not all people in the regions of the medieval [[Kingdom of Castile]] or [[Crown of Castile]] think of themselves as Castilian. For that reason, the exact limits of what is [[Castile (historical region)|Castilian]] today are disputed. The western parts of [[Castile and León]] (that is, the [[Region of León]]) and [[Cantabria]], [[La Rioja (Spain)|La Rioja]], the [[Community of Madrid]] and [[La Mancha]] are often also included in the definition, but that is controversial for historical reasons and for the strong sense of unique cultural identity of those regions. The [[Province of Albacete]] and [[Ciudad Real]] are also often included. As an ethnicity, Castilians are most commonly associated with the sparsely-populated inner [[plateau]] of the Iberian peninsula, which is split into two by the [[Sistema Central]] mountain range in northern or ''[[Old Castile]]'' and southern or ''[[New Castile (Spain)|New Castile]]''. 
[[Image:Crown of Castile.png|thumb|right|The Crown of Castile c.1480]] During the [[Reconquista]] and other conquests in the Middle Ages, the Kingdom of Castile (later [[Crown of Castile]]) spread over a large part of the Iberian Peninsula, especially towards the southern [[Autonomous communities of Spain|Spanish regions]]. In the 15th century, the [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]] made the Castilians also begin to spread over the [[New World]], and they brought not only their language but also elements of their culture and traditions.

==Language ==
Castilian (''castellano''), that is, [[Spanish language|Spanish]], is the native language of the Castilians. Its origin is traditionally ascribed to an area south of the [[Cantabrian Mountains|Cordillera Cantábrica]], including the upper [[Ebro]] valley, in northern Spain, around the 8th and 9th centuries; however the first written standard was developed in the 13th century in the southern city of [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]]. It is descended from the [[Vulgar Latin]] of the [[Roman Empire]], with [[Arabic language|Arabic]] influences, and perhaps [[Basque language|Basque]] as well. During the [[Reconquista]] in the Middle Ages, it was brought to the south of Spain where it replaced the languages that were spoken in the former [[Al-Andalus|Moorish controlled zones]], such as the local form of related [[Romance languages|Latin]] dialects now referred to as [[Mozarabic]], and the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] that had been introduced by the Muslims. In this process Castilian absorbed many traits from these languages, some of which continue to be used today. Outside of Spain and a few Latin American countries, Castilian is now usually referred to as ''Spanish''.

The language was brought to the [[New World]] by Castilian [[Conquistador|Conquistadores]] during the [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]]. Due to this gradual process, the [[Hispanophone|Hispanophone world]] was created. As Castilian was the language of the Crown, it became the official language of all of Spain, used side by side with other languages in their regions for centuries. During the years of the [[Francoist State]] (1939 to 1975), there was an attempt to suppress the regional languages in favour of Castilian as the sole official language, causing a backlash against the use of Castilian in some regions after his death.

In Spanish, the word ''castellano'' (Castilian) is often used to refer to the Spanish language, alongside ''español'' (Spanish). See ''[[Names given to the Spanish language]]''.

==Demographics==

===Religion===
Castilian identity and culture is strongly connected to [[Roman Catholicism]]. It is the religion of the overwhelming majority of Castilians as a result of the settlement of Christian populations and forced assimilation of religious minorities (particularly Judaism and Islam) prior and during the [[Spanish Inquistion|Spanish Inquisition]]. The presence in the region of minority religions such as Protestantism, Orthodox Christianity, Islam or Judaism are the result of recent conversions or immigration.

==See also==
<!---dead link---*[[List of Castilian people]]--->
;People
*[[Castilian-Basque aristocracy]]
*[[Spanish people]]
*[[Andalusian people]]
*[[Canarian people]]
*[[Cantabrian people]]
;Castile
*[[Castilian Spanish]]
*[[Castile (historical region)]]
*[[Castile and León]]
*[[Castilla–La Mancha|Castile-La Mancha]]
*[[Crown of Castile]]
*[[Kingdom of Castile]]
*[[Kingdom of León]]

==References==
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[[Category:Ethnic groups in Spain]]
[[Category:Romance peoples]]
[[Category:People from Castilla–La Mancha| ]]
[[Category:People from Castile and León| ]]
[[Category:People from the Community of Madrid| ]]
[[Category:Castile (historical region)]]

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