Alfonso VII (1105-1157), called the Emperor. Ceremony with his proclamation as Emperor of Spain in the Cathedral of Leon, 1135.

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Alfonso VII (1105-1157), called the Emperor. King of Galicia in 1111 and King of León and Castile in 1126. In 1135 held another investiture in a grand ceremony with his proclamation as Emperor of Spain in the Cathedral of Leon. Colored engraving.

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