List of Grand Masters of the Order of Santiago
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This page is a list of the grand master
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Grand Master (order)
Grand Master is the typical title of the supreme head of various orders of knighthood, including various military orders, religious orders and civil orders such as the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Orange Order...
s of the Order of Santiago
Order of Santiago
The Order of Santiago was founded in the 12th century, and owes its name to the national patron of Galicia and Spain, Santiago , under whose banner the Christians of Galicia and Asturias began in the 9th century to combat and drive back the Muslims of the Iberian Peninsula.-History:Santiago de...
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- Pedro Fernández de Fuentencalada (1170-1184)
- Fernando Díaz (1184-1186)
- Sancho Fernández de Lemus (1186-1195). Killed in the battle of AlarcosBattle of AlarcosBattle of Alarcos , was a battle between the Almohads led by Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur and King Alfonso VIII of Castile. It resulted in the defeat of the Castilian forces and their subsequent retreat to Toledo whereas the Almohads conquered back Trujillo, Montánchez and Talavera.-Background:In...
. - Gonzalo Rodríguez (1195-1203)
- Gonzalo Ordóñez (1203-1204)
- Suero Rodríguez (1204-1205)
- Sancho Rodríguez (1205-1206)
- Fernando González de Marañón (1206-1210)
- Pedro Arias (1210-1212). Killed in the battle of Las Navas de TolosaBattle of Las Navas de TolosaThe Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, known in Arab history as the Battle of Al-Uqab , took place on 16 July 1212 and was an important turning point in the Reconquista and in the medieval history of Spain...
. - García González de Arauzo (1212-1217)
- Martín Peláez Barragán (1217-1221)
- García González de Candamio (1221-1224)
- Fernán Pérez Chacín (1224-1225)
- Pedro Alfonso de León (1225-1226). Supposed to be the illegitimate son of Alfonso IX of LeónAlfonso IX of LeonAlfonso IX was king of León and Galicia from the death of his father Ferdinand II in 1188 until his own death...
. - Pedro González (1226-1237)
- Rodrigo Íñiguez (o Yáñez) (1237-1242)
- Pelayo Pérez Correa (1242-1275)
- Gonzalo Ruiz Girón (1275-1280). Died of wounds received at the disastrous Battle of Moclín.
- Pedro Núñez (1280-1286)
- Gonzalo Martel (1286)
- Pedro Fernández Mata (1286-1293)
- Juan Osórez (1293-1311)
- Diego Muñiz (1311-1318)
- García Fernández (1318-1327)
- Vasco Rodríguez de Coronado (1327-1338)
- Vasco López (1338)
- Alonso Meléndez de Guzmán (1338-1342)
- Fadrique Alfonso de Castilla (1342-1358)
- Garci (o García) Álvarez de Toledo (1359-1366)
- Gonzalo Mejía (1366-1371)
- Fernando Osórez (1371-1383)
- Pedro Fernández Cabeza de Vaca (1383-1384)
- Rodrigo González Mejía (1384)
- Pedro Muñiz de Godoy (1384-1385)
- García Fernández de Villagarcía (1385-1387)
- Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa (1387-1409)
- Enrique de AragónInfante Henry, Duke of VillenaInfante Henry of Aragon , 1st Duke of Villena, 4th Count of Alburquerque, 32nd Count of Ampurias, was the Grand Master of the Order of Santiago.- Childhood :...
(1409-1445) - Álvaro de LunaÁlvaro de LunaÁlvaro de Luna y Jarana , Duke of Trujillo, 1st Count of San Esteban de Gormaz, was a Spanish politician...
(1445-1453) - Juan II (1453) Administrator
- Enrique IV de Castilla (1453-1462) Administrator
- Beltrán de la CuevaBeltrán de la CuevaBeltrán de la Cueva y Alfonso de Mercado, 1st Duke of Alburquerque was a Spanish nobleman and presumed lover of Queen Joan of Portugal.-Early life:...
(1462-1463) - Alfonso de Castilla (1463-1467)
- Juan PachecoJuan PachecoJuan Pacheco Juan Pacheco Juan Pacheco (Belmonte, (1419 – 1474) was a Spanish nobleman who dominated the political scene in the Kingdom of Castille during the final years of John II of Castile and almost right up to the reign of Isabel I of Castile...
(1467-1474) - Alonso de Cárdenas (1474-1476 in Kingdom of LeónKingdom of LeónThe 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...
) (first time) - Rodrigo Manrique (1474-1476 in kingdom of Castille)
- Fernando el Católico (1476-1477) Administrator
- Alonso de Cárdenas (1477-1493) (second time)
- Reyes Católicos (1493-...) Administrators. Final incorporation into the Crown of Spain under the reign of Charles I of Spain