34:"Aragonese deliver the castle to the queen. Oh!!, How much military glory gave to Galicians that day when the Aragonese king escaped in front of them!. But much was more excellent and cheerful when the brave forces of Galicia protected Castile and its knights from attack by enemies and forced to take back the Castle occupied by the Aragonese. Oh shame!!, the Castilians need foreign forces and are protected by the audacity of the Galicians!. What will happen with these cowardly knights when the Galicia's armies -their shield and protection- leave?."
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In 1099 the pope gave permission for a new bishop to be elected, and in March of 1100 Gelmírez travelled to Rome to be ordained an archdeacon. He was elected as the second bishop of
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in this endeavour, but was deposed in 1086 before the plan could be implemented. After the deposition of Bishop Peláez, the see of Iria-Compostela was left without a bishop, instead being ruled by a combination of the nobility and temporary prelates. The nobles appointed Pedro of Cardeña as bishop,
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by his jealous rivals and sentenced to trial by bullfight; as
Adaulfo was innocent, the bull did not charge him. He was followed by Sisnando, who was noted as a pious man, and Hermenegildo (d. 951), who was unpopular and considered a thief. Bishop Sisnando II was imprisoned by
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spans the years 1100 – 1139, the years of Gelmírez' tenure, in three books. Its twofold central agenda is to extol the
Archbishop's doings, while establishing the foundation and rights of Santiago de Compostela, including its founding legend, which provided
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but this was not approved by the pope, and he was deemed illegitimate and deposed within two years. Another bishop was appointed around 1090, Pedro Vimáraz, but he was described as cruel and died "bitterly" not long after. Though Vimáraz arranged the marriage of
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does not provide details about Gelmírez's early life, but does say he was a native of
Galicia and came from a noble family. His father had been caretaker of some Church property in southern Galicia and was noted for his prudence.
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rather than an archbishop, and was granted largely due to the tomb of St. James. Shortly after returning from
Clermont, Dalmacio died, and Diego Gelmírez again became the administrator of the church.
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to sack
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in the ninth century, when God sought to "change the fortune of the Church" by revealing its location. The second chapter of Book I describes its discovery and the confirmation of the relics by
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says he was seen as an usurper and therefore an illegitimate bishop. His brother Vimara Díaz then became bishop of Iria-Compostela. Vimara was likewise unpopular and was drowned in the
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speaks well of Peláez, though admits that he involved himself in affairs unsuited to his office. The business in question was clarified later in the history as attempting to free
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and the latter's appointment as Count of
Galicia, both seen as positive developments, the history laments the disarray within the canonry which occurred during his brief rule.
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invasion from
Compostela and built walls around the city. His nephew Gudesteo succeeded him but was removed (likely killed) by the count Froilan after a dispute in 1069.
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Reilly, Bernard F. "The 'Historia Compostelana: The Genesis and Composition of a Twelfth-Century Spanish 'Gesta," in
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