Ponce Giraldo de Cabrera
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Ponce Giraldo de Cabrera, called Ponç Guerau in Catalan or Pons in Occitan, was a Catalan nobleman, courtier and military leader in the kingdoms of León and Castile.
The castle of Ulver (Cornatel), the first command of Ponce in León.
Ruins of the castle of Castrotorafe
The monastery of Moreruela, founded by Ponce, became one of the richest in Spain by the thirteenth century, although Ponce seems to have paid little attention to it.
Monument in Arcos de Valdevez depicting two jousting knights. Ponce fought at Valdevez and was captured and held for ransom.
Manrique Pérez de Lara
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Manrique Pérez de Lara was a magnate of the Kingdom of Castile and its regent from 1158 until his death. He was a leading figure of the House of Lara and one of the most important counsellors and gene
Ponce Giraldo de Cabrera
…the Moors, Abengania, his vassal, and a certain part of Córdoba was plundered with its great mosque." Early in the summer that year, Ponce, along with Manrique Pérez, Ermengol of Urgell and Martín Fernández, led the force that defeated and killed Sayf al-Dawla, a vassal of the emperor who had revolted, in the battle…
The fortress-like Romanesque cathedral of Sigüenza enjoyed the patronage of Manrique Pérez
The extensive fortifications of Molina, Manrique's semi-independent fief, to which he granted a fuero in 1154.
Abbey of Huerta, where Manrique was buried.