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Medieval Spanish name of village associated with modern Pilas. This was the name which Arabic people called that place in VIII-XII centuries. Then, Alfonso X called it Torre del Rey, and now it's known as Pilas.

Romanized Name(s):
Pilias

Name as attested:

Pilias

Language:
Spanish

Name type:
geographic name

Accuracy of transcription:
accurate

Level of transcription completeness:
complete

Level of certainty in association between name and the place:
Certain

Temporal attestations:

Mediaeval/Byzantine (AD 641-AD 1453) (confident)

References:

Citation:

Herrera, M.ª Teresa, M.ª Nieves Sánchez, M.ª Estela González de Fauve y M.ª Purificación Zabía. Textos y Concordancias Electrónicos de Documentos Castellanos de Alfonso X. Madison: Hispanic Seminary of Medieval Studies, 1999, CD-ROM.

Initial Provenance:
Hispanic Seminary of Medieval Studies

Details:

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