Pero Rodrigues da Fonseca

  1. (? - 1419) Son of Rui Peres da Fonseca of the Order of Santiago.
  2. Belonged to the Portuguese Fonseca family, member of the regional nobility based in the region of Olivença. 
  3. Appointed governor of Olivença by King Fernando of Portugal. He was still the governor of Olivença when King João I of Portugal besieged the town in 1388. [João2, ch. 137]
  4. Remained loyal to Beatriz, King Fernando's daughter, and, therefore, the Castilian faction during the 1383-1385 dynastic crisis and after.
  5. Did not participate in the Battle of Aljubarrota because he was defending Olivença from Portuguese attacks, which prolonged for another year. His loyalty was recompensed by Juan I and Juan II.
  6. Died in Toro, a retreat for many Portuguese families that had remained loyal to Beatriz and Juan I as the true heirs of the Portuguese crown.
  7. Bibl: Rita Costa Gomes, The Making of  acourt Society: Kings and Nobles in Late Medieval Portugal (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003), p.109-110; César Oliveira Serrano, "Pedro Rodríguez de Fonseca", en Real Academia de la Historia, Diccionario Biográfico electrónico (en red, http://dbe.rah.es/) [Consulted on 24/2/2020]  
Pero Rodriguez da Fomsseca
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