City (pop., 2001: 130,916), northwestern Spain.
The city began as the camp of a Roman legion; its name is derived from the Latin legio . Held by the Goths during the 6th and 7th centuries, it then fell to the Moors, who ruled it until 850. In the 10th century, it became the capital of the kingdom of Leon . An industrial as well as a tourist centre, its site includes medieval churches.