Accounts of the legend
Bienandanzas e Fortunas
The Basque people, Basque chronicler Lope García de Salazar (1399–1476) mentions the Jaun Zuria on his ''Bienandanzas e Fortunas'', book that he begins to write in 1471. He speaks of the daughter of a Scotland, Scottish Kingdom of Scotland, king, who arrives by ship at Mundaka and gives birth to a son in the village. Afterward, both mother and son move to Busturia, where the boy spends most of his childhood. When the son is 22 years old, the Biscayans choose him to be captain of their troops to stop the progress of the army of an Kingdom of Asturias, Asturian king's son. He is chosen because of his royal blood, as it had been a requirement of the Asturian prince, in order to engage in a formal battle. The Asturian prince and his army are defeated in Arrigorriaga on the Battle of Padura or Arrigorriaga. Thus, the Biscayans choose him to be the first Lord of Biscay and Lord of Durangaldea,Book of the Lineages
The County of Portugal, Portuguese Count of Barcelos Pedro Afonso, Count of Barcelos, Pedro Alfonso speaks about a similar story on a similar background, on his ''Libro dos Linhagems'' ("Book of the Lineages"). According to him, Biscay was a Lordship before even Castile had kings, but for a lot of time it remained without a lord. An Kingdom of Asturias, Asturian count named don Moñino knew about this situation, and thus forced the Biscayans to give him as a tribute a cow, an ox and a white horse every year. Soon thereafter, arrived by ship a brother of the king of Kingdom of England, England named From. He came with one of his sons, named Fortun Froes, and they settled in the village of Busturia. From, being told about the tribute, promised to defend the Biscayans as long as they called him Lord. The Asturian count then, engaged in battle against From and the Biscayans, and was defeated near Arrigorriaga. After From's passing, Fortun Froes became the Lord of Biscay.See also
*Lordship of Biscay *Basque mythologyReferences