Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: LeÃ n ( Leonese : LliÃ n ) is the capital of the province of LeÃ n in the autonomous community of Castile and LeÃ n , northwest of Spain .
Simplified: LeÃ n ( LliÃ n in Leonese language ) is a city and municipality in LeÃ n province in the northwest of Spain .