Farce of Ávila
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On 5 June 1465, in a location around Ávila, a group of Castilian noblemen deposed of King Henry IV of Castile in effigy, and instead proclaimed his half-brother Prince Alfonso, better known as "Alfonso the Innocent", as king. This ceremony became known by its detractors as the farce of Ávila.
Depiction of the Farce of Ávila in a 19th-century lithograph
Medieval walls of Ávila.
Henry IV of Castile
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Henry IV of Castile, nicknamed the Impotent, was King of Castile and León and the last of the weak late-medieval kings of Castile and León. During Henry's reign, the nobles became more powerful and the nation became less centralised.
Depiction in the 15th century journal of Georg von Ehingen
Stained glass "Don Enriq" in the Alcázar, Segovia
Artist's conception by Jose Maria Rodriguez de Losada, c. 1892–1894
Henry IV cuartillo from the Villalón de Campos mint