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'''[[Don]] Alonso Pérez de Guzmán''' ([[1256]]-[[1309]]), surnamed ''El Bueno'', the good, in the sense of good at need, or stout-hearted, was the founder of the branch to which the dukes of [[Medina Sidonia]] belonged to. In [[1296]] he defended the town of Tarifa on behalf of [[Ferdinand IV of Castile|Ferdinand IV]], and when the [[siege|besiegers]] threatened to [[murder]] one of his sons whom they held as a prisoner if he did not surrender, he allowed the boy to be killed. He was rewarded by great grants of crown land. The ducal title was conferred by [[John II of Castile|John II]] in [[1445]] on one of his descendants, Juan Alonzo de Guzmán, count of [[Niebla]]. The addition "El Bueno" to the family name of Guzmán was used by several of the house, which included many statesmen, generals and colonial [[viceroy]]s. |
'''[[Don]] Alonso Pérez de Guzmán''' ([[1256]]-[[1309]]), surnamed ''El Bueno'', the good, in the sense of good at need, or stout-hearted, was the founder of the branch to which the dukes of [[Medina Sidonia]] belonged to. In [[1296]] he defended the town of Tarifa on behalf of [[Ferdinand IV of Castile|Ferdinand IV]], and when the [[siege|besiegers]] threatened to [[murder]] one of his sons whom they held as a prisoner if he did not surrender, he allowed the boy to be killed. He was rewarded by great grants of crown land. The ducal title was conferred by [[John II of Castile|John II]] in [[1445]] on one of his descendants, Juan Alonzo de Guzmán, count of [[Niebla]]. The addition "El Bueno" to the family name of Guzmán was used by several of the house, which included many statesmen, generals and colonial [[viceroy]]s. |
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==Origins of the Guzmán Family== |
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The family of Guzmán was originally lords of [[Abiados]], on the southern slope of the [[Picos de Europa]] in the hill country of [[León (province)|León]]. The name is believed to be a contraction or corruption of ''Gundamaris'', i.e. son of [[Gundamar]]. An early family tradition represents them as having come from [[Britain]], and they may have descended from one of the [[Scandinavia]]n invaders who attacked the north coast of [[Spain]] in the [[10th century]]. It is in the 10th century that they first appear, and they grew great by the ''[[Reconquista]]'' of the country from the [[Muslims]]. |
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Recent evidence unearthed in the family archives by [[Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 20th Duchess of Medina Sidonia|the current Duchess of Medina Sidonia]] disputes this view. Instead, it suggests that Guzmán el Bueno was actually a Muslim, and may have been born in the Moorish territories across the Straits of Gibraltar. |
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Revision as of 01:41, 18 May 2006
Don Alonso Pérez de Guzmán (1256-1309), surnamed El Bueno, the good, in the sense of good at need, or stout-hearted, was the founder of the branch to which the dukes of Medina Sidonia belonged to. In 1296 he defended the town of Tarifa on behalf of Ferdinand IV, and when the besiegers threatened to murder one of his sons whom they held as a prisoner if he did not surrender, he allowed the boy to be killed. He was rewarded by great grants of crown land. The ducal title was conferred by John II in 1445 on one of his descendants, Juan Alonzo de Guzmán, count of Niebla. The addition "El Bueno" to the family name of Guzmán was used by several of the house, which included many statesmen, generals and colonial viceroys.
Origins of the Guzmán Family
The family of Guzmán was originally lords of Abiados, on the southern slope of the Picos de Europa in the hill country of León. The name is believed to be a contraction or corruption of Gundamaris, i.e. son of Gundamar. An early family tradition represents them as having come from Britain, and they may have descended from one of the Scandinavian invaders who attacked the north coast of Spain in the 10th century. It is in the 10th century that they first appear, and they grew great by the Reconquista of the country from the Muslims.
Recent evidence unearthed in the family archives by the current Duchess of Medina Sidonia disputes this view. Instead, it suggests that Guzmán el Bueno was actually a Muslim, and may have been born in the Moorish territories across the Straits of Gibraltar.
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