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.
Ramiro Fróilaz was a Leonese magnate, statesman, and military leader. He was a dominant figure in the kingdom during the reigns of Alfonso VII and Ferdinand II. He was primarily a territorial governor, but also a court figure, connected to royalty both by blood and by marriage. The military exploits of his sovereigns involved him against both the neighbouring kingdoms of Navarre and Portugal and in the Reconquista of the lands of al-Andalus.
The castle of Ulver, ruled by Ramiro for over forty years.
Ruins of the castle of Ulver.
The river Vez and its medieval bridge, alongside which the battle of Valdevez was fought and Ramiro captured.
