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Gómez Núñez
Gómez Núñez (or Gomes Nunes in Portuguese; ''floruit'' 1071–1141) was a Kingdom of Galicia, Galician and Second County of Portugal, Portuguese political and military leader in the Kingdom of León. His power lay in the valley of the Minho (river), Minho, mainly on the north side, bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic on the west and corresponding approximately with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tui-Vigo, Diocese of Tui. There, according to a contemporary source, he had "a strong site, a fence of castles and a multitude of knights and infantry." In the civil wars of the reign of Urraca of León and Castile, Urraca (1109–26), he favoured her son, the future Alfonso VII (1126–57), and is counted among the Galician leaders of the latter's cause, with Diego Gelmírez and Pedro Fróilaz de Traba. In the early 1120s, after peace had been made between Urraca and Alfonso, he was an ally of Theresa, Countess of Portugal, and her lover, Fernando Pérez de Traba, Fernando Pérez. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobroso Castle
Sobroso Castle (, ) is a medieval castle in the village of Vilasobroso, Mondariz, Vilasobroso in Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. Location The castle is located in Vilasobroso, a village in the municipality of Mondariz, belonging to the ''comarca'' of O Condado. It sits on Landín Hill, overlooking the Condado valley, right up to the Portuguese border. Due to its strategic position, the castle was known as "the key of the Kingdom of Galicia". Etymology The name of the Castle, and the village itself, comes from the Latin SUBEROSUM, in reference to the 'sobreiras', ''Quercus suber'' or Cork Oak, cork trees that once surrounded it. History The castle was restored from its ruinous state thanks to the efforts of local journalist Alejo Carrera Muñoz, who in 1923 bought the ruins of the castle from the Count of Torre Cedeira for the sum of 5,000 Spanish peseta, pesetas. He carried out the restoration work single-handedly, without any help from local authorities, until his death in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Núñez
Alfonso Núñez (''Floruit, fl.'' 1101–1135) was a Galicia (Spain), Galician nobleman and military leader. He was the eldest son of Nuño Velázquez and Fronilde Sánchez, daughter of Count Sancho Ordóñez (count), Sancho Ordóñez. From at least 28 January 1090 Nuño's power lay in the region of A Limia, Limia. On 13 June 1104, he appears with his parents and siblings Menendo, Sancho, and Elvira in a donation to the monastery of Sahagún. Between 1 April 1101 and 24 October 1102 Alfonso served as the ''alférez'' of Raymond of Burgundy, Raymond of Galicia. He was one of the few Galician magnates loyal to Urraca of León and Castile, Queen Urraca during her conflict with her son by Raymond, Alfonso Raimúndez, which may be surprising in light of Alfonso Núñez's known political connexions with Raymond. Between May 1112 and 1 June 1125 Alfonso held the ''tenencia'' of Limia, as had his father. His importance to Urraca in Galicia is exemplified by the ''Historia compostellana'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talavera De La Reina
Talavera de la Reina () is a city and municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain, part of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Its population of 83,303 makes it the second most populated municipality of the province of Toledo and the fourth largest in the region. Although the city straddles both banks of the Tagus, a few kilometres downstream from the junction of the former with the Alberche, most of the urbanisation concentrates on the right (northern) bank. There are two islands in the centre of the city called Isla Grande and Chamelo Island. Three bridges cross the Tagus in Talavera. The city is well known for its pottery craft. The Talavera de la Reina pottery was declared intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2019. Toponymy There are remnants of prehistoric cultures in the area. The village was founded by the Celts as a ford of the Tagus. The first mention of the city (with the name ''Aebura'') occurs in Livy's description ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcalde
''Alcalde'' (; ) is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and Administration (government), administrative functions. An ''alcalde'' was, in the absence of a corregidor (position), corregidor, the presiding officer of the Crown of Castile, Castilian ''Cabildo (council), cabildo'' (the municipal council) and judge of first instance of a town. ''Alcaldes'' were elected annually, without the right to reelection for two or three years, by the ''regidores'' (council members) of the municipal council. The office of the ''alcalde'' was signified by a staff of office, which they were to take with them when doing their business. A woman who holds the office is termed an ''alcaldesa''. In New Spain (Mexico), ''alcaldes mayores'' were chief administrators in colonial-era administrative territories termed ''alcaldías mayores''; in colonial-era Peru the units were called ''corregimientos''. ''Alcalde'' was also a title given to Indigenous peoples of the America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago De Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, simply Santiago, or Compostela, in the province of Province of A Coruña, A Coruña, is the capital of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, as the destination of the Way of St. James, a leading Catholic pilgrimage route since the 9th century. In 1985, the city's Old Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Santiago de Compostela has a very mild climate for its latitude with heavy winter rainfall courtesy of its relative proximity to the prevailing winds from Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic low-pressure systems. Toponym According to Richard A. Fletcher, scholars now agree that the origin of the name Compostela comes from the Latin ''compositum tella'', meaning a well-ordered burial ground, possibly referring to an ancient burial ground on the site of the Church of Santiago de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobroso
Sobroso Castle (, ) is a medieval castle in the village of Vilasobroso in Galicia, Spain. Location The castle is located in Vilasobroso, a village in the municipality of Mondariz, belonging to the ''comarca'' of O Condado. It sits on Landín Hill, overlooking the Condado valley, right up to the Portuguese border. Due to its strategic position, the castle was known as "the key of the Kingdom of Galicia". Etymology The name of the Castle, and the village itself, comes from the Latin SUBEROSUM, in reference to the 'sobreiras', ''Quercus suber'' or cork trees that once surrounded it. History The castle was restored from its ruinous state thanks to the efforts of local journalist Alejo Carrera Muñoz, who in 1923 bought the ruins of the castle from the Count of Torre Cedeira for the sum of 5,000 pesetas. He carried out the restoration work single-handedly, without any help from local authorities, until his death in 1967. In 1981, the neighbouring municipality of Ponteareas purc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1992. p. 73. . Especially in earlier medieval periods the term often implied not only a certain status, but also that the ''count'' had specific responsibilities or offices. The etymologically related English term " county" denoted the territories associated with some countships, but not all. The title of ''count'' is typically not used in England or English-speaking countries, and the term ''earl'' is used instead. A female holder of the title is still referred to as a ''countess'', however. Origin of the term The word ''count'' came into English from the French ', itself from Latin '—in its accusative form ''comitem''. It meant "companion" or "attendant", and as a title it indicated that someone was delegated to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majordomo
A majordomo () is a person who speaks, makes arrangements, or takes charge for another. Typically, this is the highest (''major'') person of a household (''domūs'' or ''domicile'') staff, a head servant who acts on behalf of the owner of a large or significant residence. A majordomo may also, more informally, be someone who oversees the day-to-day responsibilities of a business enterprise. Historically, many institutions and governments—monasteries, cathedrals, and cities—as well as noble and royal houses, also had the post of majordomo, who usually was in charge of finances. Additionally, the Hispanos of New Mexico use the related term ''mayordomo'' to refer to the manager of an ''acequia'' system for a town or valley. Also, when translated into English, "mayordomo" means butler. Etymology The origin is from , and it was borrowed into English from Spanish or Old Italian . Also, it is found as French , modern Italian , Portuguese and Galician , and Romanian and Cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry, Count Of Portugal
Henry (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Henrique'', French language, French: ''Henri''; 1066 – 22 May 1112), Count of Portugal, was the first member of the Capetian House of Burgundy to rule Portugal and the father of the country's first king, Afonso Henriques. Biographical sketch Family relations Born in about 1066 in Dijon, Duchy of Burgundy, Count Henry was the youngest son of Henry, son of Robert I of Burgundy, Henry, the second son of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy. His two older brothers, Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy, Hugh I and Odo I, Duke of Burgundy, Odo I, inherited the duchy. No contemporary record of his mother has survived. She was once thought to have been named Sibylla based on an undated obituary reporting the death of "''Sibilla, mater ducus Burgundie''" (Sibylla, mother of the Duke of Burgundy), under the reasoning that she was not called duchess herself and hence must have been the wife of Henry, the only father of a duke who never himself held the ducal title, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felgueiras (Resende)
Felgueiras () is a former Freguesia (Portugal), civil parish in the municipality of Resende Municipality, Portugal, Resende, Viseu District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Felgueiras e Feirão. In 2001, the population was 315 inhabitants occupying an area of 8.4 km² (approximately 37.5 inhabitants per km²). History The toponymy of the region comes from the Latin term ''filicarias'', who means land of the ''fetos'', Portuguese language, Portuguese for ''ferns''. Its origin, came from Roman explorers in the region: :''"...well established in Cárquere, the Romans did not decease the exploration the area...in the direction of mount São Cristóvão, they encountered ferns in all directions...Felgueiras appeared in that way, by name, linked to the Roman colony of Cárquere and, certainly, in its primordial history."'' Yet, its settlement did not begin with the Romans. In the mountains of São Cristóvão, around Felgueiras, several mounds have been dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Yáñez
Fernando Yáñez (flourished 1112–1157) was a minor Galician nobleman—a ''miles'', or mere knight—who rose in rank in the service of Queen Urraca (1109–26) and King Alfonso VII (1126–57). He eventually became the royal military commander charged with the defence of the Limia on the border between Galicia and Portugal. Contemporary sources call him the "prince" and "duke" of Limia. Parentage ''Yáñez'' (or ''Eanes'') is a patronymic meaning "son of John". Fernando's father was Juan Ramírez, a vicar (''vicarius'') of Count Raymond of Galicia. In 1095 he was charged, as Raymond's ''merino'', with delimiting the estate of the bishopric of Tui. In August 1097 he, as vicar, was helping Raymond secure his authority over the region of Toroño, since the county of Portugal just south of Toroño had recently been taken from Raymond and bestowed on Henry of Burgundy. In 1099 Juan was acting in Jallas at the same time as he was serving as '' villicus'' in Salnés. He had a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chronica Gothorum
The ''Chronicon Lusitanum'' or ''Lusitano'' (also ''Chronica Lusitana'' or ''Chronica/Chronicon Gothorum'') is a chronicle of the history of Portugal from the earliest migrations of the Visigoths (which it dates to 311) through the reign of Portugal's first king, Afonso Henriques (1139–85). The entries in the chronicle, ordered by year and dated by the Spanish Era, get increasingly longer and the majority of the text deals with the reign of Afonso. The conventional title of the chronicle means "Lusitanian (i.e. Portuguese) chronicle" or "chronicle of the Goths". It was first given by the editor Enrique Flórez, who rejected the title under which it had previously been edited (''Gothorum Chronica'') because of its subject matter. Flórez also claims that the manuscript of the ''Chronicon'' had previously been utilised by André de Resende, the first archaeologist of Portugal, and , the first journalist of Portugal; it was also edited in the third volume of the ''Monarchia Lusitan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
