Biography Martim Afonso Telo de Meneses



alcázar de toro martim afonso telo de meneses assassinated


martim afonso mayordomo of maria of portugal, wife of king alfonso xi of castile , mother of surviving son of marriage, peter of castile. on 16 january 1356, , several nobles @ alcázar de toro queen when king peter of castile arrived, accompanied several squires, entered grounds of fortress , ordered assassination of several of men there queen, including martim. pero lópez de ayala in chronicles describes events follow:



and king ordered queen doña maria, mother, inside alcázar, go outside , go him. , queen asked mercy gentlemen , pleaded on behalf king s forgiveness. , king told again come him since know should done gentlemen @ side (...) , queen left alcázar, , her, countess doña juana wife of count don henry, don pero estevanez carpentero grand master of order of calatrava, , ruy gonzález de castañeda, , alfonso téllez girón, , martín alfonso tello (…) squire arrived , killed martim afonso telo (...) , queen, doña maría, king s mother, when saw these gentlemen had been killed, fell ground, unconscious (...) , when helped on feet , saw dead gentlemen, naked, around her, started scream, , coursed king, son, telling him dishonor , hurt forever, , rather die live. (loose translation)









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