Leon
Encyclopedia
Europe
- Kingdom of LeónKingdom of LeónThe Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. It was founded in AD 910 when the Christian princes of Asturias along the northern coast of the peninsula shifted their capital from Oviedo to the city of León...
, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again from 1296 to 1301 - Viscounty of LéonViscounty of LéonThe Viscounty of Léon was a feudal state in extreme western Brittany in the High Middle Ages. Though nominally a vassal of the sovereign Duke of Brittany, Léon was functionally independent of any external controls. It thus became the focus of revolts and wars when Brittany was drawn into the...
, a feudal state in France during the 11th to 13th centuries - Léon, LandesLéon, LandesLéon, Landes is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.-See also:*Communes of the Landes department...
, a commune in France - Isla de LeónIsla de LeónIsla de León is a historical name for the piece of land between the city of Cádiz and the Spanish peninsula.In 1813 it was renamed San Fernando in honour of King Fernando VII of Spain for his courage in the defense of the city during the Siege of Cádiz by the French....
, a Spanish island - Province of León, Spain
- León, SpainLeón, SpainLeón is the capital of the province of León in the autonomous community of Castile and León, situated in the northwest of Spain. Its city population of 136,985 makes it the largest municipality in the province, accounting for more than one quarter of the province's population...
, capital city of the Province of León - León (historical region)León (historical region)The region of León or Leonese region is a hitoric territory defined by the 1833 Spanish administrative organisation. The Leonese region encompassed the provinces of Salamanca, Zamora, and León, now part of the modern Spanish autonomous community of Castile and León.-Leonese History:Until 1833, the...
, composed of the Spanish provinces León, Salamanca, and Zamora - Leon, ItalyLeon, ItalyLeon was an ancient city on the east coast of Sicily, near Syracuse, where both the Athenians and Romans landed when they were going to attack that city....
- Leon (Souda Bay)Leon (Souda Bay)Leon , also known colloquially as Nisi and during Venetian rule as Rabbit Island, is an islet in Souda Bay on the northwest coast of Crete....
, an islet in Souda Bay, Chania, on the island of Crete
North America
- León, GuanajuatoLeón, GuanajuatoThe city of León, formally León de los Aldama is the sixth most populous city in Mexico and the first in the state of Guanajuato. It is also the seat of the municipality of León...
, a city in Mexico - Leon, IowaLeon, IowaLeon is a city in Decatur County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,983 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Decatur County.The city is located near the Little River Lake Recreation Area...
, United States - Leon, KansasLeon, KansasLeon is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 704.-Geography:Leon is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, United States - Leon, New YorkLeon, New YorkLeon is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 1,380 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from the former Kingdom of León in Spain, though it is pronounced like the American first name, "Lee-on"....
, United States - Leon, OklahomaLeon, OklahomaLeon is a town in Love County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 96 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Leon is located at ....
, United States - Leon, West VirginiaLeon, West VirginiaLeon is a town in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, along the Kanawha River. The population was 132 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:The Gen...
, United States - León Department, Nicaragua
- León, NicaraguaLeón, NicaraguaLeón is a department in northwestern Nicaragua . It is also the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. It was founded by the Spaniards as Santiago de los Caballeros de León and rivals Granada, Nicaragua, in the number of historic Spanish colonial homes and churches...
, capital city of the León Department - New Kingdom of LeónNew Kingdom of LeónThe New Kingdom of León , was an administrative territory of the Spanish Empire, politically ruled by the Viceroyalty of New Spain. It was located in an area corresponding generally to the present-day northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León.-Origins:...
, a territory of Spain (1582-1821) in Mexico, roughly corresponding in area to modern Nuevo León - Nuevo LeónNuevo LeónNuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S...
(New Leon), a state in northeastern Mexico
People
- Leon (given name)Leon (given name)Leon is a name of Greek origin, derived from the first known Leon, the King of Sparta, Leonidas I . In Greek, Latin, French, and Spanish Leon means "lion". Derived from the Greek λεων meaning "lion", this name was borne by a 5th-century BCE king of Sparta...
, people whose first name is Leon - Leon RobinsonLeon RobinsonLeon Preston Robinson IV usually credited as simply Leon, is an American actor and singer, who began his professional career as an actor in 1981.-Personal life:...
(born 1962), African-American actor usually credited just as Leon - Leon of PellaLeon of PellaLeon of Pella or Leo the Egyptian was a historian, priest and theologian. He wrote the book On the Gods in Egypt , based on an apocryphal letter of Alexander the Great to his mother Olympias...
(fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
330s BCE), Macedonian historian and theologian in Egypt during Alexander the Great's visit - Leon (singer)Leon (singer)Leon is a German singer, best known for his participation in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest, when he was controversially eliminated at the pre-selection stage....
, German performer in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest - León (surname)
Fictional characters
Video games- Leon (Dead or Alive)
- Leon S. KennedyLeon S. Kennedyis a player character appearing in the Resident Evil series of survival horror video games. Leon is a protagonist in Resident Evil 2 and the main protagonist of Resident Evil 4. During the events of RE2, Leon is a new police officer who arrives in Raccoon City late for his first day on the job,...
, a Resident Evil character - Leon Magnus, a Tales of Destiny character
- Squall LeonhartSquall Leonhartis the main protagonist of Final Fantasy VIII, a role-playing game by Square . He was designed by Tetsuya Nomura, with heavy influences coming from game director Yoshinori Kitase. Squall has appeared in several other games, such as the Kingdom Hearts series, where he appears under the name ;...
, aka Leon, a Final Fantasy character - Leon, a Battle Arena Toshinden character
- Leon, a F-Zero character
- Leon Powalski, a Star Fox character
- Leon D. Geeste, a Star Ocean 2 character
Other media
- Leon (Squirrel Boy)
- Leon Elliott a Black Cat character
- Leon Karp, a Roseanne character
- Leon Kowalski, a Blade Runner character
- Leon, a character on The Andy Griffith ShowThe Andy Griffith ShowThe Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised by CBS between October 3, 1960, and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays a widowed sheriff in the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina...
- Leon, a character on Trinity BloodTrinity Bloodis a series of Japanese light novels written by Sunao Yoshida with illustrations by Thores Shibamoto and originally serialized in The Sneaker. Set 900 years after an apocalyptic war between humans and vampires, the series focuses on the on-going cold war between the Vatican, the human government,...
Other uses
- Léon (film)Léon (film)Léon is a 1994 French thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson...
- LEONLEONLEON is a 32-bit CPU microprocessor core, based on the SPARC-V8 RISC architecture and instruction set. It was originally designed by the European Space Research and Technology Centre , part of the European Space Agency , and after that by Gaisler Research. It is described in synthesizable VHDL...
, a microprocessor - Greek destroyer LeonGreek destroyer LeonLeon served in the Hellenic Royal Navy from 1912–1941.The ship, along with her three sister ships of Wild Beast class destroyers Aetos, Ierax and Panthir was ordered from England. They were purchased ready for delivery, each for the sum of £148,000, from the English shipyards Camell Laird in...
(1912-1941) - Greek destroyer Leon (D54) (1951-1992)
- Club LeónClub LeónClub León, is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of León, in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. They currently play in the Liga De Ascenso formerly known as "Primera A", the second tier of football in Mexico since their relegation from the Primera Division in 2002.León has won...
, a Mexican football club - Leon BeerLeon beerLeon Beer was the product of the first brewery in Cyprus founded in 1937. Until the arrival of KEO in 1951 it was the only locally-produced beer. Production of Leon was suspended in 1962 as the company acquired the license to produce Carlsberg locally . In 2003, the brewery re-launched Leon based...
, produced in Cyprus since 1937 - Leon MotorsLeon MotorsLeon Motors was a bus company based in Finningley, it operated buses in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Formed in 1922, it was taken over by MASS Engineering of North Anston during 2004....
, an English bus company founded in 1922 - Leon SpeakersLeon SpeakersLeon Speakers is a North American company producing a variety of custom wall-mounted and in-wall speakers, as well as conventional subwoofers. Founded in May 1997 by Jeff Gordon and Noah Kaplan , the two entrepreneurs shared a passion for music and sought to combine the aesthetics of design with...
, U.S. loudspeaker manufacturer founded 1997 - SEAT LeónSEAT LeónThe SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with...
, a car built by Spanish manufacturer SEAT - "León", a song by Kinky on the album ReinaReina (album)Reina is a self produced album by the Mexican electro-pop band Kinky. It was released on September 5, 2006 on Nettwerk. The album's lyrics are sung more in English than Spanish, unlike Kinky's two preceding albums, Kinky and Atlas...
See also
- Leon County (disambiguation)
- Leon Township (disambiguation)
- De León (disambiguation)
- Leonard (disambiguation)