Alfonso VI, d. 1109, Spanish king of Leon (1065-1109) and Castile(1072-1109), is best known for his capture of Toledo, the ancientVisigothic capital, from the Moors in 1085. With that victory he advancedhis frontier to the Tagus River and the center of the Iberian peninsula.French and papal influence were especially marked in his reign, as hewelcomed the monks of Cluny and encouraged the adoption of the Romanliturgy in place of the Mozarabic. The marriage of his two daughters toFrench nobles resulted in the establishment of the Burgundian dynastiesin Leon, Castile, and Portugal.
Joseph F. O'Callaghan
