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Alfonso Téllez De Meneses El Viejo
Alfonso Téllez de Meneses ( 1161–1230), known as ''el Viejo'' ("the Old"), was a nobleman of Kingdom of Castile, Castile and a participant in the key ''Reconquista'' battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. He was the second Lord of Meneses de Campos, Meneses, Lord of Cea, León, Cea, Grajal de Campos, Grajal, La Puebla de Montalbán, Montalbán, and, through his second wife, first Lord of Alburquerque. Family His father was Tello Pérez de Meneses, a powerful noble in Tierra de Campos and Cea, León, Cea, founder, with his wife Gontrodo, of the Monastery of Santa María de Matallana, and three hospitals for lepers and pilgrims in Cuenca, Spain, Cuenca, Villamartín de Campos, Villamartín, and in San Nicolás del Real Camino. Although mistakenly considered the founders of the Monastery of Santa María de Trianos because of the donation that the couple made in 1185 with the consent of their five children, the monastery had been founded before 1125 the year in which Pope Honorius II issu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Castile
The Kingdom of Castile (; : ) was a polity in the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. It traces its origins to the 9th-century County of Castile (, ), as an eastern frontier lordship of the Kingdom of León. During the 10th century, the Castilian counts increased their autonomy, but it was not until 1065 that it was separated from the Kingdom of León and became a kingdom in its own right. Between 1072 and 1157, it was again united with León, and after 1230, the union became permanent. Throughout that period, the Castilian kings made extensive conquests in southern Iberia at the expense of the Islamic principalities. The Kingdoms of Castile and of León, with their southern acquisitions, came to be known collectively as the Crown of Castile, a term that also came to encompass overseas expansion. History 9th to 11th centuries: beginnings According to the chronicles of Alfonso III of Asturias, the first reference to the name "Castile" (Castilla) can be found in a documen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
