Castilians

Castilians are people from Castile, the central region of Spain that historically dominated the Iberian Peninsula and drove the unification of the Spanish kingdom.

The term can refer to ethnic identity, regional origin, or speakers of Castilian Spanish—the dialect that became standard Spanish.

The Castilians and Catalans have long debated regional autonomy.

In historical contexts, Castilians often appear as the conquistadors and colonizers who spread Spanish language and culture across the Americas.