Burgos (, , ) is a city in northern
Spain and the historic capital of
Castile. It is situated on the confluence of the
Arlanzón river tributaries, at the edge of the Iberian central plateau. It has about 180,000 inhabitants in the actual city and another 20,000 in the metropolitan area. It is the capital of the
province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of
Castile and León. Burgos was once the capital of the
Crown of Castile, and the Burgos Laws or
Leyes de Burgos which first governed the behaviour of
Spaniards towards the natives of the Americas were promulgated here in 1512.