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Rodrigo Gutiérrez Girón (died 1193) was a magnate and ''ricohombre'' from Palencia who played a key role in the Medieval history of the Iberian Peninsula. He was the first one of his lineage to add ''Girón'' to his patronymic.〔As reflected in Charter XXI of the Cartulary of the Monastery of San Salvador de El Moral in Palencia and mentioned by Estepa Díaz (op cit) when he confirms a document on July 19, 1166 as Rodrigo Girón in Monzón. ''Cfr.'' Estepa Díez (2003), p. 289〕 Owner of vast holdings and estates, Rodrigo and his relatives formed one of the most powerful clans in Tierra de Campos since the time of the Banu Gómez. == Biography == Mayordomo mayor of King Alfonso VIII of Castile between 1173 and 1193, except for short intervals, he and his descendants were part of one of the most powerful families in the medieval Kingdoms of Castile and León and played a relevant role in the definitive unification of the crowns of both kingdoms. He participated in several major battles during the ''Reconquista'' in southern Spain. Rodrigo governed several feudal estates, including Gatón de Campos, Monzón, Torremormojón, Montealegre, half of Carrión and Liébana, all of which, except the last one, were situated in Tierra de Campos. For his loyalty and services to the crown, he was generously rewarded. In 1179 King Alfonso VIII granted him Borox and allowed him to build public baths and ovens in Toledo as well as a watermill at the Tagus River. In 1189 he was governing Higares Castle in Mocejón and the surrounding lands which he gave that year to the bishop and Cathedral of Toledo. In 1191, Rodrigo and his second wife, Jimena, donated "for their souls" half of the income and properties at Dueñas Castle in the province of Ciudad Real, to the Order of Calatrava, leaving the other half for the offspring of his first marriage. In this donation, the couple also included half of Borox, Mocejón, plus the ovens and watermill in Toledo. Rodrigo died in 1193 and received burial at Palencia Cathedral. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rodrigo Gutiérrez Girón」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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