Ponce Vela de Cabrera
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Ponce Vela de Cabrera, also known as Ponce Vélaz de Cabrera, was a noble from the Kingdom of León who played an important role during the reign of Alfonso IX. Through one of his sons descends the Ponc
Ruins of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Nogales
Gutierre Vermúdez
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Gutierre Vermúdez was a nobleman of the Kingdom of León, with interests primarily in Galicia, mainly in the northeast, around Lugo. He was a strong and loyal supporter of both Queen Urraca and the Emp
Ponce Vela de Cabrera
…descends the Ponce de León, "one of the most illustrious aristocratic houses of the later Middle Ages". He was the son of Vela Gutiérrez, son of count Gutierre Vermúdez and countess Toda, daughter of count Pedro Fróilaz de Traba, and of Sancha Ponce de Cabrera, daughter of Ponce Giraldo de Cabrera and Sancha Núñez…
The region (comarca) of Laciana today, which was under the lordship of Gutierre c.1100