King of Castile, León and Galicia and candidate to the Imperial throne of Europe
Promoted the development of a cosmopolitan court and encourage learning
His work includes
lyrical, legal, historical, scientific and recreational books
His extensive work was carried out with the collaboration of a group of Latin, Hebrew and Muslim intellectuals known as the Toledo School of Translators
Wrote in a variety of genres, from poetry, history and law codes, among others
His lyrical work contains Leonese and Galician-Portuguese influences, such as his well-known work Las Cantigas de Santa María.
