Jaun Zuria is the mythical first Lord of Biscay

Lord of Biscay

Lord of Biscay is a historical title of the head of state of the autonomous territory of Biscay, Basque Country.- History :The first known Lord of Biscay , Íñigo López "Ezkerra" was a lieutenant of the Kingdom of Pamplona , and this was until the Castilian conquest of Gipuzkoa in 1200...

. According to the legend, he was born from a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 princess

Princess

Princess is the feminine form of prince . Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or his daughters....

 that had been visited by god Sugaar

Sugaar

In Basque mythology, Sugaar is the male half of a pre-Christian Basque deity associated with storms and thunder. He is normally imagined as a dragon or serpent. Unlike his female consort, Mari, there are very few remaining legends about Sugaar...

 in the village of Mundaka

Mundaka

Mundaka is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. On the coast, Mundaka is internationally-renowned for its surfing scene....

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The 15th century warlord Lope García de Salázar adapted a history from the Libro dos Linhagems by Pedro Alfonso

Pedro Alfonso

Pedro Alfonso or Alfónsez was an Asturian magnate, dominating the region from 1139 until his death. He had vast landholdings in the Asturias, the province of León, and Toledo, including in the cities of León and Toledo, the most important cities of the realm. His commercial dealings, too, were...

, making Jaun Zuria a noble elected by the Biscayne people to lead them against a Leonese

Kingdom of León

The Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. It was founded in AD 910 when the Christian princes of Asturias along the northern coast of the peninsula shifted their capital from Oviedo to the city of León...

 army in the mythical battle of Arrigorriaga.

Another version makes Juan Zuria an Irish prince named Lemor MacMorna. While hunting with his brother Armin in the forest he killed his father with a stray arrow. Lemor was set adrift in a small boat with two other warriors and washed up on shore in Mundaka. King Lekobide of Euskadi

Basque Country (historical territory)

The Basque Country is the name given to the home of the Basque people in the western Pyrenees that spans the border between France and Spain on the Atlantic coast....

 offered him sanctuary in the valley of Padura and Lemor fell in love with his daughter Luz. Lemor slew the invading Leonese King Ordoño, was given the respectful name Zuria (The White Lord) and became the first lord of Biscay.

The historical Lordship of Biscay was created by the Castilians

Kingdom of Castile

Kingdom of Castile was one of the medieval kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. It emerged as a political autonomous entity in the 9th century. It was called County of Castile and was held in vassalage from the Kingdom of León. Its name comes from the host of castles constructed in the region...

 after they conquered the territory of Navarre

Navarre

Navarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...

in 1200 and the story serves to legitimise their dynasty.