The Lordship of Cameros (or Los Cameros) was a frontier lordship in the
Sierra de Cameros in the province of
La Rioja
La Rioja () is an autonomous community and province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and N� ...
during the
Middle Ages
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and the
early modern period. It was originally part of the southern border of
Navarre
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, comprising much of the territory that had been the
Kingdom of Viguera
The Kingdom of Viguera (Basque language, Basque: ''Viguerako Erresuma'') was a small ephemeral subsidiary kingdom centered on the town of Viguera from 970 into the early 11th century. The kingdom was created by King García Sánchez I of Pamplona ...
in the first quarter of the eleventh century. It passed to
Castile after 1076.
In the twelfth century, the lords of Cameros patronised the
monastery of San Prudencio de Monte Laturce, where they were also buried. In 1162, Pedro and Diego Jiménez founded the
Cistercian
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daughter house of Santa María de Rute. In 1181, they relocated it to Monte Laturce to "refound" the old monastery there on Cistercian lines.
Lords of Cameros
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Fortún Ochoiz
Fortún Ochoiz or Fortún Ochoa (''floruit'' 1013–1050) was a Kingdom of Navarre, Navarrese nobleman, diplomat, and statesman. Throughout his known career he held the ''tenencia'' of La Rioja (Spain), La Rioja, an important Marches, marcher lord ...
(1007–54)
*Jimeno Fortúnez (1054–57)
*Lope Fortúnez (1045–57)
*Sancho Fortúnez (1057–64)
*Jimeno Fortúnez (1064–1102)
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Íñigo Jiménez (1102–20) — sometimes regarded as the first lord of Cameros
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Jimeno Íñiguez (1120–47)
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Pedro Jiménez (1155–67, d. 1175)
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Diego Jiménez (1170–82, d. 1188)
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Rodrigo Díaz (1214–19, d. 1220)
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Simón Ruiz (d. 1277)
With the death of Simón, the lordship of Cameros passed to the crown.
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