The House of Traba (or Trava), sometimes called the Fróilaz-Traba, was a Galician noble family of the high

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

. The family can be traced back to the eleventh century. They are associated with a castle named Traba, probably in the county of

Bergantiños Bergantiños is a comarca in the Galician Province of A Coruña. The overall population of this local region is 70,698 (2005). Populated places * Buño * Cabana de Bergantiños * Carballo *Coristanco *A Laracha *Laxe *Malpica de Bergantiños *P ...

, and also with the

county of Trastámara The County of Trastámara (Spanish ''Condado de Trastámara'') was a tenancy of the crown in the Kingdom of Galicia in the Middle Ages. Its name comes from the Latin ''tra(n)s Tamar(is)'', meaning "beyond orth ofthe Tambre", a river which runs t ...

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