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3 unusual facts about Álvaro Pérez de Lara


Álvaro Pérez de Lara

During the latter part of his career, Álvaro ruled Asturias de Santillana (1156–70) and briefly held the tenencia of Burgos (1168), the top military post in the capital of Castile.

Early in 1160 he and his brothers Manrique and Nuño were defeated at the Battle of Lobregal by the rival Castro family in one of the most violent aristocratic feuds of twelfth-century Spain.

Battle of Huete

At Huete the Lara leaders were the three brothers Manrique, Nuño, and Álvaro Pérez de Lara.



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