The former Kingdom of León was divided into three historical regions: Asturias, León, and Extremadura, with the eastern territories into Castile.

The Spanish division of 1833[2] recognised as Leonese the provinces of León, Salamanca, and Zamora.

The first written text in Leonese was Nodicia de Kesos (959 or 974), and other old texts include Fueru de Llión, Fueru de Salamanca, Fueru Xulgu, Códice d'Alfonsu XI, Disputa d'Elena y María, and Llibru d'Alixandre[3] Its precarious situation as a minority language has driven Leonese to near extinction; it is considered a seriously endangered language by UNESCO.

[4] Embutidos Wines Sweets The majority of Leonese are Roman Catholic.

PuntuLLI Association[5] fights for a Top Level Domain for the Leonese language and culture.