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Rodrigo had four brothers Álvaro, Pedro Gutiérrez, married to María Bueso, Gonzalo, and Mayor, wife of
Alfonso Téllez, son of Tello Téllez and Mayor Suárez. His brother Pedro, who appears in 1169 in the Monastery of San Isidro de Dueñas as the brother of Rodrigo Gutiérrez, was lord of half of
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after the death of their father. This also confirms that
Rodrigo Gutiérrez Girón did not die in 1195, as claimed by several authors. The children mentioned in this document are: Gonzalo; Gutierre; Álvaro; Pedro; Nuño; Rodrigo; Teresa; and Elvira, as well as
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This legend has no foundations and the events are not mentioned by historians or in popular tradition. Most importantly, the use of coats of arms was unknown at the time of King
Alfonso VI and it was not until a century later that this custom became common.
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and Mayor Díaz. Eight children were born of this marriage, as attested by a donation they made, after their father had died, in 1194 to the Order of
Calatrava of their inheritance in Dueñas Castle. A nephew of these siblings also appears in the document,
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in a battle against the Moors by giving his horse to the King so that he would be able to escape. He cut three pieces (jirones or girones, in
Spanish) from the King's tunic and later asked the King to allow him to use these in his
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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.
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The origin of the Girón lineage has been subject to much debate by historians and genealogists. Jerónimo Gudiel was the first one to write a complete treatise on this family, commissioned by the first
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Compendio de algunas historias de España donde se tratan muchas antiguedades dignas de memoria y especialmente se da noticia de la antigua familia de los
Girones y de otros muchos linajes
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140:, 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
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Alfonso VIII of Castile donates half the castle and villa of Aceca on 1 September 1166 to Gutierre Téllez. The document is one of the charters of the Order of Calatrava
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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
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and played a relevant role in the definitive unification of the crowns of both kingdoms. He participated in several major battles during the
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Analyzing medieval documentation and charters, modern historians have been able to clarify the origins of this important lineage from
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In this document, Gutierre Roiz, Bishop of
Segovia, and his siblings sold to the order the part that they had inherited in
802:(in Spanish). Palencia: Institución Tello Téllez de Meneses CECEL-CSIC y Diputación de Palencia, Departamento de Cultura.
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According to legend, an individual named Rodrigo González de Cisneros saved the life of King
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in his work on the Laras, also mistakenly attributed the origins of this family to Count
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724:(in Spanish). Valladolid: Junta de Castilla y León, Consejería de Cultura y Turismo.
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Rodrigo Gutiérrez Girón married for the second time Jimena Osorio, daughter of Count
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and their respective wives, founded a hospital for captives and pilgrims in
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selling properties in Aguilar de Campoo and in Quintanilla de Verezoza.
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783:(in Spanish). Madrid: Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales.
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and descended from Count Rodrigo González de Cisneros, a member of the
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Linhagens Medievais Portuguesas: Genealogías e Estratégias (1279-1325)
698:"Las armas de los Girones: Estudios de la antigua heráldica española"
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where he died in 1133 when the castle was taken and destroyed by the
747:(in Spanish). Alcalá de Henares: Casa de Juan Íñiguez de Lequerica.
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764:(in Spanish). Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.
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His first marriage was with María de Guzmán, daughter of
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and the surrounding lands which he gave that year to the
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Elvira Rodríguez Girón (died circa 1211), first wife of
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who played a key role in the Medieval history of the
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between 1194 and 1195, the year of his death at the
821:(in Portuguese). Oporto: author, doctorate thesis.
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144:and allowed him to build public baths and ovens in
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39:Calatrava Castle, formerly known as Dueñas Castle
338:Guterrio Roderici existente cancellario scripsit
28: and the second or maternal family name is
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707:(in Spanish). pp. 18–19, volume IX.
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404:Alfonso Téllez de Meneses "el Viejo"
159:Ruins of the castle in Torremormojón
696:Cotarelo Mori, Emilio (July 1903).
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215:of the Duke, the Girón came from
385:Teresa Rodríguez Girón, wife of
353:Monastery of Santa María la Real
798:Salcedo Tapia, Modesto (1999).
495:Ruiz Gómez (2003), pp. 150–151.
489:nepote nostro Roderico Gonsalvi
282:and, jointly with his kinsman,
225:Pedro Afonso, Count of Barcelos
760:Ruiz Gómez, Francisco (2003).
677:Barón Faraldo, Andrés (2006).
148:as well as a watermill at the
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720:Estepa Díez, Carlos (2003).
290:in 1182, donating it to the
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460:Estepa Díez (2003), p. 289
235:, a powerful magnate from
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741:Gudiel, Jerónimo (1577).
112:Rodrigo governed several
650:Sotto Mayor Pizarro 1997
334:Gutierre Rodríguez Girón
229:Luis de Salazar y Castro
376:Rodrigo Rodríguez Girón
316:Gonzalo Rodríguez Girón
304:Rodrigo Muñoz de Guzmán
254:who appears in 1116 as
181:province of Ciudad Real
93:Alfonso VIII of Castile
44:Rodrigo Gutiérrez Girón
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284:Tello Pérez de Meneses
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372:Nuño Rodríguez Girón.
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173:Cathedral of Toledo
109:in southern Spain.
662:Cotarelo Mori 1903
626:Salcedo Tapia 1999
614:Barón Faraldo 2006
602:Barón Faraldo 2006
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298:Marriage and issue
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192:Palencia Cathedral
185:Order of Calatrava
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324:Frechilla
183:, to the
84:Biography
26:Gutiérrez
395:of King
237:Asturias
198:Ancestry
91:of King
58:Palencia
16:In this
392:alférez
252:Saldaña
179:in the
165:Mocejón
138:Liébana
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