Rodrigo Muñoz de Guzmán or Rodrigo Núñez de Guzmán, considered the common ancestor of the noble house of Guzmán, was a Castilian magnate and tenente of Roa and of the village of Guzmán in Burgos, from which this lineage took its name.
Atrium and tower of the Colegiata de San Cosme y San Damián de Covarrubias
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
