Monterroso
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Monterroso is a municipality in Lugo
Lugo
Lugo is a city in northwestern Spain, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It is the capital of the province of Lugo. The municipality had a population of 97,635 in 2010, which makes is the fourth most populated city in Galicia.-Population:...
province in Galicia in north-west Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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History
Monterroso was the seat of an important tenencia in medieval Galicia. Among its known tenants were:- Suero VermúdezSuero VermúdezSuero Vermúdez was an Asturian nobleman, extensive landowner, patron of churches, territorial governor, and military leader...
(c.1100) - Gutierre VermúdezGutierre VermúdezGutierre Vermúdez was a nobleman of the Kingdom of León, with interests primarily in Galicia, mainly in the northeast, around Lugo. He was a strong and loyal supporter of both Queen Urraca and the Emperor Alfonso VII .Gutierre was a son of Vermudo Ovéquiz, a son of Count Oveco Vermúdez...
(1112) - Muño PeláezMuño PeláezMuño or Munio Peláez was a Galician magnate during the reigns of Alfonso VI, Urraca and Alfonso VII. By December 1108 he held the title of comes , the highest in the kingdom. He was a son of Pelayo Gómez, son of Gómez Díaz de Carrión and Teresa Peláez, and Elvira Muñoz, daughter of Muño Rodríguez...
(1112–16) - Fernando Pérez de Traba (1140–53)
- Gonzalo Fernández de TrabaGonzalo Fernández de TrabaGonzalo Fernández de Traba was a Galician nobleman and the leader of the House of Traba. He was the eldest son and successor of Fernando Pérez de Traba by his wife Sancha González...
(1157–60), son of the former - Fernando González de TrabaFernando González de TrabaFernando González de Traba was a Galician magnate and the head of the House of Traba in the Kingdom of León during the reign of Ferdinand II. He was the eldest son of Gonzalo Fernández de Traba and Elvira Rodríguez. He was the alférez of the realm from April 1159 until at least 31 July 1160...
(1160–63) - Rodrigo ÁlvarezRodrigo ÁlvarezRodrigo Álvarez was a Galician magnate in the Kingdom of León. He founded the Order of Mountjoy in 1174 and affiliated it with the Cistercian Order that he had long patronised....
(1168) - Gómez González de TrabaGómez González de TrabaGómez González de Traba was a Galician nobleman, a count from 1169, and a wealthy and influential figure in the Kingdom of León. He was the second son of Gonzalo Fernández de Traba and his first wife, Elvira Rodríguez...
(1170–73), first time - Gómez González de ManzanedoGómez González de ManzanedoGómez González de Manzanedo was a Castilian magnate who governed Calahorra and defended the border with Navarre in the 1150s and 1160s. He spent three periods in the neighbouring Kingdom of León.Gómez's parentage is unknown...
(1173) - Gómez González de TrabaGómez González de TrabaGómez González de Traba was a Galician nobleman, a count from 1169, and a wealthy and influential figure in the Kingdom of León. He was the second son of Gonzalo Fernández de Traba and his first wife, Elvira Rodríguez...
(1189–1200), second time