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Garcí Bravo De Medrano
Garcí Bravo de Medrano (Soria, 20 November 1478 – Atienza, 16th century) was a Castilians, Castilian-Basques, Basque Nobility, nobleman and military leader from the House of Medrano, serving as the perpetual Alcaide (Governor) of Castle of Atienza, Atienza Castle and Lord of the House of Bravo in Atienza. He inherited this position through his maternal lineage, tracing back to his grandfather Garcí Bravo de Lagunas, who established a military testament in his favor. He became the ecclesiastical Patronage, patron of the main chapel in the Franciscans, Franciscan monastery of Atienza, reconstructed by his sister Catalina de Medrano y Bravo de Lagunas, Catalina de Medrano, which also served as the family mausoleum. Early life Garcí was the second son of Diego López de Medrano y Vergara, a member of His Majesty's Council, ''ricohombre'' of the Kingdom of Castile, and Magdalena Bravo de Lagunas (m. 1476). His paternal grandfather Diego Lopez de Medrano, who died before 1482, w ...
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Soria
Soria () is a municipality and a Spanish city, located on the Douro river in the east of the autonomous community of Castile and León and capital of the province of Soria. Its population is 38,881 ( INE, 2017), 43.7% of the provincial population. The municipality has a surface area of 271,77 km2, with a density of 144.97 inhabitants/km2. Situated at about 1065 metres above sea level, Soria is the second highest provincial capital in Spain. Although there are remains of settlements from the Iron Age and Celtiberian times, Soria itself enters history with its repopulation between 1109 and 1114, by the Aragonese king Alfonso I the Battler. A strategic enclave due to the struggles for territory between the kingdoms of Castile, Navarre and Aragon, Soria became part of Castile definitively in 1134, during the reign of Alfonso VII. Alfonso VIII was born in Soria, and Alfonso X had his court established when he received the offer to the throne of the Holy Roman Empire. In Soria ...
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