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Garci V Fernández Manrique De Lara
Garci () may refer to: Given name :''In chronological order'' * Garci López de Padilla, Spanish noble, Grand Master of the military Order of Calatrava from 1296 to 1322, commander of the Castilian forces at the Siege of Gibraltar in 1309 * Garcí Méndez II de Sotomayor (1280–?), Spanish noble * Garci Lasso de la Vega I (died 1328), Spanish noble * Garci Lasso de la Vega II (died 1351), Spanish soldier * Garci Lasso Ruiz de la Vega (1340–1367), Spanish noble * Garci Álvarez de Toledo, Spanish noble, Grand Master of the religious and military Order of Santiago from 1359 to 1366 * Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo (c. 1450–1505), Castilian author * Garci Sánchez de Badajoz (1460?–1526?), Spanish writer and poet * Garcí Manuel de Carbajal (died 1552), Spanish lieutenant and soldier who founded the city of Arequipa (in what is now Peru) Surname * Gwen Garci, Filipina actress and model * José Luis Garci, Spanish filmmaker See also * Virgilio Garcillano, Filipino politician * Hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garci López De Padilla
Garci López de Padilla was a Spanish people, Spanish nobility, noble of the House of Padilla. He was the fifteenth Grand Masters of the Order of Calatrava, Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava from 1296 to 1322.{{cite web , url=http://www.euskalnet.net/laviana/gen_hispanas/padilla.htm , title=Los Padilla en la historia y en la familia , last1= , first1= , last2= , first2= , date= , website=euskalnet.net , publisher=Euskalnet , accessdate=9 May 2014 He is best known for his command of the Castilian forces at the Siege of Gibraltar (1309), Siege of Gibraltar and his participation in the greater campaign against the Kingdom of Granada undertaken by Ferdinand IV of Castile in 1309. The Siege of Gibraltar became one of the only successful achievements in the entire campaign undertaken by Ferdinand IV as the other main objective of Siege of Algeciras (1309), taking the city of Algeciras turned into a quagmire and the king was obliged to lift the siege. See also * Order of Calatrav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garcí Méndez II De Sotomayor
García Méndez de Sotomayor or Garcí Méndez II de Sotomayor, the second of his name (1280 – ?) was a Kingdom of Castile, Castilian noble and head of the House of Méndez de Sotomayor, Méndez branch of the House of Sotomayor who founded the Lordship del Castillo de Carpio. Family origins The House of Méndez de Sotomayor held title over the Señorio del Castillo de Carpio and the later Marquesado. The family was originally landed with title over Soutomaior, Province of Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain), Galicia founded by Mendo Páez de Sorred, the Ricohombre of King Alfonso VII of León and Castile. García Méndez was one of the sons of Alfonso García de Sotomayor, III Señor de Sotomayor and his wife Urraca Pires Barroso though it appears that García Méndez did not inherit his father's title over Sotomayor. His paternal grandfather was Garcí Méndez I de Sotomayor, ''Conquistador de Córdoba''. Biography In the mid 1200s, Ferdinand III of Castile was involved in a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garci Lasso De La Vega I
Garci Lasso de la Vega I, also known as "el Viejo" (d. 1328, Soria) was a Spanish noble in the service of King Alfonso XI of Castile. He was the chancellor of the Kingdom of Castile, an adelantado of the king. He later became the chief justice of the king and gained vast properties in Asturias de Santillana and feudal land tenures and vassal towns in more than fifteen areas throughout Castile. He went to Soria in 1328 to recruit allies against ''infante'' Don Juan Manuel who had been consistently violating the king's territories. The Spanish nobles of Soria assaulted him with crossbows, driving de la Vega to seek cover at the Convent of San Francisco where he was eventually killed. Alfonso XI punished all those responsible, ordering their execution. Possible ancestry According to Luis de Salazar y Castro, the origin of the "de la Vega" lineage could be Diego Gómez, son of count Gómez González de Manzanedo and countess Milia Pérez de Lara. Roy Díaz de la Vega, a son of Die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garci Lasso De La Vega II
Garci Lasso de la Vega II, also known as “El Joven” ( ? - Burgos, 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 in the Battle of Río Salado of 1334. After distinguishing his valor, he was appointed as the highest royal official to the court of Fadrique Alfonso de Castilla, master of the Order of Santiago and son of Alfonso XI of Castile. He was later appointed Adelantado 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. King Peter the Cruel and his henchmen captured him there where he suffered an atrocious death witnessed by the king in 1351, as reported by Pero López de Ayala 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 follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garci Lasso Ruiz De La Vega
Garci Lasso Ruiz de la Vega (1340 – 2 April 1367) was a Spanish noble from Cantabria and one of the pillars in the history of the prominent contemporary House of Garci Lasso de la Vega or Garcilasco de la Vega. As the eldest son, Garci Lasso Ruiz de la Vega succeeded his father, Garci Lasso de la Vega II, as the head of his household. Family origins Garci was the grandson of Garci Lasso de la Vega I, the chancellor of the Kingdom of Castile who was executed in 1326 by order of King Alfonso XI of Castile, and his wife Juana de Castañeda. He was the son of Garci Lasso de la Vega II who was the highest royal official to the court of Fadrique Alfonso de Castilla, son of King Alfonso XI of Castile, and his wife, Leonor González de Cornado. His father continued the trend of regal defiance and assassination and was killed in Burgos in 1351 by order of Peter of Castile. Biography After the assassination of his father in 1351, Garci Lasso Ruiz de la Vega fled and took she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garci Álvarez De Toledo
Garci Álvarez de Toledo y Meneses was a Spanish noble of the House of Oropesa. He was the Grand Master of the Order of Santiago from 1359 to 1366. Family origins Garci was from the prestigious House of Oropesa. He was the son of Garci Álvarez de Toledo, the head Alcalde of Toledo, and Mencía Téllez de Meneses y Gómez. He was the brother of Gutierre Álvarez de Toledo, bishop of Palencia and cardinal and chancellor of the Queen Juana Manuel. He was also the brother of Fernán Álvarez de Toledo y Meneses, Marshall of Castile. Marriage and descendants Garci married Estefanía de Monroy, but had no children with her. He did however, have an illegitimate son with Catalina de Loaysa, Fernán Álvarez de Toledo y Loaysa. Some historians suggest the possibility that Garci eventually married in secret with Catalina. Biography Garci served the king Peter of Castile, being named head Mayordomo of his son Alonso. In 1359 he was named Grand Master of the Order of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garci Rodríguez De Montalvo
Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo (; – 1505) was a Castilian people, Castilian author who arranged the modern version of the chivalric romance ''Amadís de Gaula'', originally written in three books in the 14th century by an unknown author. Montalvo incorporated a fourth book in the original series, and followed it with a sequel, ''Las sergas de Esplandián''. It is the sequel that Montalvo is most often noted for, mainly because within the book he coined the word ''Origin of the name California, California''. Montalvo is known to have been referred to by several other names, including; Garci Ordóñez de Montalvo, García Gutiérrez de Montalvo and García de Montalvo el Viejo. Biography Montalvo was born in Medina del Campo in the Province of Valladolid, Spain. He came from an influential family, belonging to the Pollino lineage, one of the seven who dominated Medina's council policy. This lineage came from Martín Gutiérrez de Montalvo, VIII lord of Botalorno. At one time Monta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garci Sánchez De Badajoz
Garci Sánchez de Badajoz (1460?–1534?) was a Spanish writer and poet. He was an author of lovers' complaints which were popular with the poets of the Renaissance. He was last recorded attending a Toledan imperial feast in 1525 according to an eyewitness account by Francesillo de Zúñiga, a private servant of the Emperor. However, it is thought he lived much later than that. Gregorio Silvestre, an admirer of the poet, met with him while in the service of Conde de Feria. Silvestre, born in 1520, entered into de Feria's service at fourteen years old, suggesting that Sánchez de Badajoz was still alive in at least 1534. It can also be inferred from Silvestre's writings that the poet was the head of a school of poets who continued to develop Spanish poetic forms. Sánchez de Badajoz was either imprisoned or housebound for a purported insanity. The reason for the imprisonment is a mystery. Traditionally, it was thought to be due to an insanity brought on by an incestuous love for hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garcí Manuel De Carbajal
Don Garcí Manuel de Carbajal (died 1552) was a Spanish lieutenant and occasional soldier who founded the city of Arequipa in Peru on 15 August 1540, calling it "La Villa Hermosa de Arequipa." Carbajal was born in Plasencia, Extremadura, Spain and explored present-day Arequipa as an emissary of Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro. Soon after the capture and execution of Atahualpa and the conquest of the Inca Empire was assured, Francisco Pizarro sent numerous Spanish delegations across Peru to discover new cities to consolidate his newly acquired dominions. Such was the case behind the exploration of what would become the city of Arequipa: the Spanish delegation led by Carbajal followed the advice of Pizarro and journeyed to Southern Peru. During the exploration, Carbajal and his followers reached the coast of Camaná and settled there briefly. To their dismay, however, many started suffering from fever and other illnesses and soon decided they needed a healthier, more hospitable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwen Garci
The Viva Hot Babes are a Filipino pop girl group composed of actresses and models, founded in Manila by producer Vicente "Vic" del Rosario, Jr. in 2003. They were mainly spearheaded by actresses Maui Taylor, Katya Santos and Andrea del Rosario. The girls released softcore movies all under Viva Films, as well as a full-length album containing songs with double entendres and sexual innuendos with highly controversial meanings. The group rose to fame after the release of ''Hotstuff'' and ''Hotstuff 2'' pornographic magazines, which created a stir in the early 2000s. Their debut single "Bulaklak" was one of the most controversial and critically panned songs of the 2000s, due to its double entendre and underlying sex themes. Biography Early formation In the 1990s, Viva Films had successfully molded screen favorites like Joyce Jimenez and Rica Peralejo, whose softcore movies raked in millions for the production company. In 2001, Viva Communications, Viva Entertainment founder Vicen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Luis Garci
José Luis García Muñoz (born 20 January 1944), known professionally as José Luis Garci, is a Spanish film director, Film, producer, critic, TV presenter, screenwriter and author. One of the most influential film personalities in the history of film in Spain, he earned worldwide acclaim and his country's first Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award for ''Begin the Beguine (film), Begin the Beguine'' (1982). Four of his films, including also ''Sesión continua'' (1984), ''Course Completed, Asignatura aprobada'' (1987) and ''The Grandfather (1998 film), El abuelo'' (1998), have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, more than any other Spanish director. His films are characterized for his classical style and the underlying sentimentality of their plots. Early life and work Born in 1944 in a humble family from Asturias. After completing a pre-university course, Garci began working as an administrative assistant in a bank. His love for cinema from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgilio Garcillano
Virgilio Olivar Garcillano (July 5, 1937 – March 29, 2025), also known as Garci, was a long-time official of the Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec), serving as a commissioner during the presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Garcillano was known for his alleged involvement in electoral fraud throughout his career, particularly the Hello Garci scandal which revealed taped conversations between him and the president following the 2004 elections. Early life and education Garcillano was born on July 5, 1937. He was a 1960 law graduate from the University of the East. Garcillano obtained trainings—platoon leaders course from the Philippine Army School Command, and career executive development program from the Development Academy of the Philippines. Career in the Comelec Garcillano spent his career at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) beginning in 1961, when he first worked as a special attorney. Among those had been known as the "master operator" of the commissi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
