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*[[Ramiro II of León]] (c.898-951), nicknamed "''the Devil''" by his Muslims opponents because of his energy at war. He defeated [[Abd-ar-Rahman III]] at the Battle of Simancas (939).
 
*[[Ramiro II of León]] (c.898-951), nicknamed "''the Devil''" by his Muslims opponents because of his energy at war. He defeated [[Abd-ar-Rahman III]] at the Battle of Simancas (939).
 
*[[Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar]] (known as ''The Cid'', c.1040-1099), brilliant military leader. He took the city of Valencia in 1094.  
 
*[[Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar]] (known as ''The Cid'', c.1040-1099), brilliant military leader. He took the city of Valencia in 1094.  
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*[[Alfonso VIII of Castile]] (1155-1214), he led a Christian coalition to a decisive victory in [[Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa|Las Navas]] (1212) against the [[Almohad Empire]].
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*[[Alfonso VIII of Castile]] (1155-1214), he led a Christian coalition to a decisive victory in [[Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa|Las Navas]] (1212) against the [[Almohad Empire|Almohads]].
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*[[Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada]] (1170-1247), archbishop of [[Toledo]] and historian. Moral leader of the war against the Almohad Empire. He began the building of Toledo's Gothic Cathedral and promoted the city's cultural life.
 
*[[James I of Aragon]] (1208-1276), nicknamed "''the Conqueror''". He achieved an important expansion of the [[Crown of Aragon]], that became a major political entity of Christian Iberia.
 
*[[James I of Aragon]] (1208-1276), nicknamed "''the Conqueror''". He achieved an important expansion of the [[Crown of Aragon]], that became a major political entity of Christian Iberia.
  
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