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Pedro De Zúñiga
Pedro de Zúñiga (Valladolid, c. 1383 - Valladolid, 1453). He was a wealthy (''ricohombre'') Kingdom of Castile, Castilian man of the House of Zúñiga, and was the son of Diego López de Zúñiga (1350), Diego López de Zúñiga, Lord of FrÃas, Province of Burgos, FrÃas and Béjar and Alguacil mayor of the King, ''Alguacil'' and chief justice of the king, Chief Justice of the King, and Juana GarcÃa de Leyva. He was the first Earldom of Ledesma, Count of Ledesma and the first Count of Plasencia and Duke of Béjar, Miranda del Castañar, Cáceres, Spain, Cáceres, Trujillo, Cáceres, Trujillo, Curiel de Duero, Curiel, Candeleda, Olvera, Puebla de Santiago, and other towns. He was also chief justice of the king, Chief Justice of the King, Captain General of the frontier of Navarre and Écija, Ecija, Alcalde mayor, mayor of Seville and the Kingdom of Murcia and commander of the Castle of Burgos. Filiation He was the son of Diego López de Zúñiga and Juana GarcÃa de Leyva. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valladolid
Valladolid () is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in Spain and the primary seat of government and de facto capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also the capital of the province of Valladolid, province of the same name. It has a population around 300,000 people (2021 est.). Population figures from 1 January 2013. The city is located roughly in the centre of the northern half of the Iberian Peninsula's Meseta Central, at the confluence of the Pisuerga River, Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers before they join the Duero, surrounded by winegrowing areas. The area was settled in pre-Roman times by the Celtic Vaccaei people, and then by Ancient Rome, Romans themselves. The settlement was purportedly founded after 1072, growing in prominence within the context of the Crown of Castile, being endowed with fairs and different institutions such as a collegiate church, University of Valladolid, University (1241), Court (royal), Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
