Gutier Menéndez
Gutier's world (on a map of modern Spain)
The red dots represent the six Galician counties (conmissos) entrusted to Gutier by Alfonso IV in 929. The blue dots represent the location of Gutier's known residences, also the locations of the monasteries of Loyo (restored by him) and Celanova (founded by his son).
The red dots represent the six Galician counties (conmissos) entrusted to Gutier by Alfonso IV in 929. The blue dots represent the location of Gutier's known residences, also the locations of the monasteries of Loyo (restored by him) and Celanova (founded by his son).
Gutier Menéndez (c. 865 – 934) was the most powerful Galician magnate of his time in the Kingdom of León. Related to the royal family through marriages, he acted as a powerbroker in the civil wars that followed the disputed succession of 925.