Gutierre Fernández de Castro
Gutierre Fernández de Castro was a nobleman and military commander from the Kingdom of Castile. His career in royal service corresponds exactly with the reigns of Alfonso VII (1126–57) and his son Sancho III (1157–58). He served Alfonso as a courtier after 1134 and as majordomo (1135–38). He was the guardian and tutor the young Sancho III from 1145. Before his death he was also briefly the guardian of Sancho's infant son, Alfonso VIII.
Ruins of the castle of Castrojeriz, which Gutierre helped to besiege in 1131 and which he later held as a fief of the crown from 1140 until 1166. The Castro name derives from this place: Gutierre's parents owned land in the village.
Ruins of the castle of Rueda de Jalón, where Gutierre met Sayf al-Dawla and which he later held for Alfonso VII
The ruins of the castle of Soria, which was commanded by Gutierre in 1140–50
Ruins of the castle of Belorado, taken from the king of Aragon by Gutierre in 1133
Rodrigo Fernández de Castro
Rodrigo Fernández de Castro, called the Bald, was a Castilian nobleman and soldier. One of the founders of the House of Castro, he was the second son of Fernando García de Hita and Tegridia, sister or aunt of Count Rodrigo Martínez and relative of the Ansúrez family. His paternal grandfather may have been García Ordóñez, who died at the battle of Uclés in 1108.
The castle of Oreja, which Rodrigo and his brother besieged in 1139
