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Queen Urraca of León by Carlos Múgica y Pérez.

Called the Bold, she was Queen of León, Castile, and Galicia from 1109 until her death (1126). She claimed the imperial title as suo jure Empress of All Spain and Empress of All Galicia.

Urraca succeeded her father as the first reigning queen in European history. Her earliest extant diploma, issued in favor of the León Cathedral a day after her father's funeral, referred to her as "queen of whole Spain". Prominent Leonese, Castilian and Galician aristocrats and twelve bishops witnessed the document, showing that her realm's elite acknowledged her as lawful monarch.

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