Alfonso X of Castile (Person) AKA the Wise, the Astronomer, Alphonso, Alphonse, or Alfons
               
              Alfonso X of Castile
       
1221 AD - 1284 AD       
AKA the Wise, the Astronomer, Alphonso, Alphonse, or Alfons      
King of Castile and León: 1 June 1252 – 4 April 1284
A scholarly king, sometimes nicknamed the Astrologer
He sponsored the creation of the Alfonsine tables (data for computing the position of the Sun, Moon and planets relative to the fixed stars).
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       01/1249 AD
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       12/31/1244 AD
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       05/12/1258 AD
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Lunar Crater Alphonsus Named after King Alfonso X of Castile by Riccioli in 1651 (originally "Alphonsus Rex") Mosaic of photos by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, made with Wide Angle Camera. Size of the image is 170×170 km, north is approximately up, illumination is from the east.
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