Garci Lasso de la Vega II, also known as “El Joven” ( ? -
Burgos
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Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of ...
, 1351) was the son of
Garci Lasso de la Vega "El Viejo" with his first wife,
Juana de Castañeda. He commanded Castillian troops against
Navarra
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in the
Battle of Río Salado
The Battle of Río Salado also known as the Battle of Tarifa (30 October 1340) was a battle of the armies of King Afonso IV of Portugal and King Alfonso XI of Castile against those of Sultan Abu al-Hasan 'Ali of the Marinid dynasty and Yusuf I ...
of 1334. After distinguishing his valor, he was appointed as the highest royal official to the court of
Fadrique Alfonso de Castilla
Fadrique Alfonso of Castile, 1st Señor de Haro (1334–1358), 25th Master of the Order of Santiago (1342–1358), was the fifth illegitimate child of Alfonso XI of Castile and Eleanor of Guzman. He was born in Seville.
Biography
Fadrique was ...
, master of the
Order of Santiago
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and son of
Alfonso XI of Castile. He was later appointed
Adelantado
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of
Castile through the patronage of
Juan Núñez de Lara. After the death of his patron, he sought refuge in Burgos, fearing the wrath of
Juan Alfonso de Alburquerque
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...
. King
Pedro I and his loyal men found him there where he suffered an atrocious death witnessed by the king in 1351, as reported by
Pero López de Ayala
Don Pero (or Pedro) López de Ayala (1332–1407) was a Castilian statesman, historian, poet, chronicler, chancellor, and courtier.
Life
Pero López de Ayala was born in 1332 at Vitoria, County of Alava, Kingdom of Castile, as the son of Fe ...
in his chronicle on the reign of this monarch.
Inheritance
In divvying up his father's estate after his death in 1338, Lasso de la Vega inherited land across the Kingdom in the following areas;
Asturias de Santillana
Asturias de Santillana is a historical ''comarca'' whose territory in large part corresponded to the central and western part of today's autonomous community of Cantabria, as well as the extreme east of Asturias. Most of the province of Asturias ...
, including estates in
Udías and in
Cabuérniga which was accompanied by tenements in
Carmona, properties in
Santibáñez de Carrejo,
Bárcena de Puente de San Miguel,
Valles-Helgueras, tenements in
Viérnoles, shared lands in Arenas and the family estates of Mercadal y Mijares, He also inherited lands given to his father by the King. These included the family estates of Cudón and the castle of Guardo with keep and towns except that of
Torremormojón which went to
Urraca Rodríguez de Rojas. As compensation, he received the castle of Lucio.
Marriages and Descendants
He married twice. The first time with
Urraca Rodríguez de Rojas, daughter of
Juan Rodríguez de Rojas, with whom he had no children.
His second marriage was with
Leonor González de Cornado (a surname which would later change to Coronado) daughter of
Gonzalo Rodríguez de Cornado and Elvira Arias. The widow Leonor appears in the documentation of the Convent of Santa Clara in
Astudillo,
Palencia
Palencia () is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Palencia.
Located in the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, in the northern half o ...
, where she sold a silver cross with precious stones for 10,000
maravedíes to
María de Padilla
María Díaz de Padilla ( 1334 –Seville, July 1361) was the mistress of King Peter of Castile.
Family
She was a Castilian noblewoman, daughter of Juan García de Padilla (died between 1348 and 1351) and his wife María de Henestrosa (d ...
. The children from this marriage are as follows.
*
Garci Lasso Ruiz de la Vega (b. 1340 — d. 2 April 1367).
* Gonzalo Ruiz de la Vega
* Sancho Lasso de la Vega
Will
He executed a will on 3 October 1349 before the siege of Gibraltar in which he asked to be buried at the Convent of Santa Clara and
Castrojeriz and mentioned his two wives. He left some properties to his brother-in-law Diego Rodríguez de Rojas and refers to his mother-in-law, Sancha, the wife of Juan Rodríguez de Rojas, the father of his first wife.
His second wife, Leonor, executed a will on 12 April 1378 also asking to be buried at the same convent as her husband and mentioning her children, Gonzalo and Sancho, and a grandson named Gonzalo.
References
Bibliography
*
*
''Documentación Medieval de la Villa de Astudillo (Palencia)'' Vaca Lorenzo, Ángel, Publicaciones de la Institución Tello Téllez de Meneses, issn 0210-7317, Nº. 48, 1983, pp. 29-100
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Year of birth missing
1351 deaths
Spanish untitled nobility
Cantabrian nobility
History of Cantabria
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