Nuño Pérez de Lara
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Nuño Pérez de Lara was a Castilian nobleman, politician and military leader. He began his career at the court of the Emperor Alfonso VII, during whose reign he took part in the repoblación of the Extremadura and the defence of the Almohad frontier. Between 1164 and 1169 he governed Castile as regent for the underage Alfonso VIII, and he continued to exercise semi-regal power in the kingdom until 1176. He founded two monasteries and fostered the cult of Thomas Becket in Spain. He died taking part in the Reconquista of Cuenca.
The ruins of the castle of Castrojeriz, which Nuño governed in 1173–77
Ruins of the castle of Cuenca, where Nuño was killed
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 generals of three successive Castilian monarchs: Alfonso VII (1126–57), Sancho III (1157–58) and Alfonso VIII (1158–1214).
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.