The House of Fuenmayor (Spanish: Casa de Fuenmayor) is a Spanish noble house originating from the Crown of Castile, dating back to the 13th century. Its name comes from the town of Fuenmayor, located in the autonomous community of La Rioja.
History The ancestral home of this lineage was located in the town of Fuenmayor, which at the time was part of the judicial district of Logroño. Some of its cadet branches also settled in the town of Arnedo and the city of Calahorra, both in La Rioja.
The lineage also expanded to the city of Baeza during its conquest and connected with the Argote lineage. Over time, they eventually settled in the town of Agreda, where they held a significant inheritance. Some of their descendants also resided in the town of Yanguas, within the same province of Soria.García Carrafa, Alberto (1920-1963). «Fuenmayor». Diccionario heráldico y genealógico de apellidos españoles y americanos. Imprenta de Antonio Marzo. p. 52. Retrieved on December 18, 2022.
Branch of Baeza and Agreda The progenitor of this branch of the house was:
I. Millán de Fuenmayor, Lord of the House of Fuenmayor in the homonymous town in La Rioja, was ennobled by Ferdinand III of Castile on January 30, 1249 in recognition of his military service during the conquest of Seville. Some scholars mistakenly consider him to be the brother of Miguel and Martín Ruiz de Argote, his grandchildren, due to confusion with their younger brother who inherited the House of Fuenmayor and was named Juan Ruiz de Fuenmayor, although he was also referred to as Millán Ruiz de Fuenmayor. This undoubtedly led to some authors confusing him with his grandfather, the aforementioned Millán de Fuenmayor. He participated in the conquest of Baeza, where he inherited property, and was the father of:García Carrafa, Alberto (1920-1963). «Fuenmayor». Diccionario heráldico y genealógico de apellidos españoles y americanos. Imprenta de Antonio Marzo. p. 53. Retrieved on December 18, 2022.
II. Juana de Fuenmayor, who married Juan Ruiz de Argote, with whom she had the following children:
Miguel Ruiz de Argote, who continued the succession of the main branch of the House of Argote. Martín Ruiz de Argote, one of the prominent conquerors of Córdoba, who had no offspring; and Juan Ruiz de Fuenmayor, who continues the lineage. III. Juan Ruiz de Fuenmayor (also known as Millán and Fernán Ruiz de Fuenmayor) replaced his paternal surname of Argote with the maternal one of Fuenmayor, as he inherited his grandfather's estate in the town of Fuenmayor in La Rioja. It is unclear who he married, but his son was:
IV. Ruy Fernández de Fuenmayor, who was succeeded by:
V. Baltasar de Fuenmayor, leader of the squires of Baeza, who in the year 1368 defended the city against an assault by the Moorish king of Granada, personally killing the leader of the Moorish forces in one of the towers. For this feat, he was granted the lordship of the Tower of the Squires and the epithet of Ruy Fernández de los Escuderos. He married Teresa Rodríguez de Cárdenas, and they were the parents of:
VI. Juan de Fuenmayor y Rodríguez de Cárdenas, who perished in a revolt that took place in Baeza in the year 1417, leaving from his marriage to Mayor Alonso de Navarrete (daughter of Diego Cerón and Mayor Alonso de Navarrete, his wife), the following offspring:
VII. Ruy Díaz de Fuenmayor y Alonso de Navarrete, known as el Bueno (the Good) married Teresa Malo (daughter of Juan Malo), with whom he had the following children:
VIII. Hernando de Fuenmayor y Malo, husband of Elvira García de Arguijo, and both parents of:
IX. Ruy Díaz de Fuenmayor y García de Arguijo, who married Margarita Veraez y Peralta (daughter of Garci Pérez and Margarita de Peralta) and resided in the town of Agreda. Among their children were:
X. Miguel Díaz de Fuenmayor y Veraez, a native of Agreda, who married Catalina Camargo (daughter of Juan Gutiérrez Camargo and Catalina Malo), and from this union were born:García Carrafa, Alberto (1920-1963). «Fuenmayor». Diccionario heráldico y genealógico de apellidos españoles y americanos. Imprenta de Antonio Marzo. p. 54. Retrieved on December 18, 2022.
XI. Ruy Díaz de Fuenmayor y Camargo, a native of the town of Agreda, who married Maria de Miranda, a native of Soria (daughter of Jerónimo de Miranda and Maria Ramirez de Torres, both natives of Soria), and they became the parents of:
XII. Jerónimo de Fuenmayor y Miranda, a native of Agreda and Knight of the Order of Santiago, into which he was admitted on January 30, 1634. He was also a member of His Majesty's Council, magistrate of the Council of Castille, collegiate of Santa Cruz in Valladolid, and consultant of the Holy Inquisition. He married Catalina de Camporredondo y Río, a native of Granada (daughter of Antonio de Camporredondo y Río, Knight of Santiago and president of the Council of Finance, and his wife Margarita de Cevallos, he a native of Valladolid and she of Ocaña), and they were the parents of:
XI. Baltasar de Fuenmayor y Camporredondo, a native of Madrid, ambassador to Denmark, Holland, and Venice, Gentilhombre de Boca (Gentleman of the Royal Mouth) of Phillip IV, member of the Supreme Council of Flanders, and knight of Santiago, having received the habit on April 1, 1647. Charles II granted him the title of Marquis of Castel-Moncayo on November 5, 1682. He married Teresa Dávila, the fifth Lady of Blasco-Sancho of Ávila, who was a native of that city and from the House of the Marquises of Velada and San Román (daughter of Sancho Dávila, a native of Ávila, and Jerónima Espejo, a native of Madrid), and their children were:
Joaquín de Fuenmayor y Dávila, Lord of Blasco-Sancho, Commander of Castillians in the Order of Calatrava, to which he was admitted on September 13, 1688, captain of cavalry, and colonel of Germans in the Army of Flanders. He died in Valladolid in 1701, during his father's lifetime, without having married. José de Fuenmayor y Dávila, Knight of Calatrava, captain of cavalry in the Army of Flanders, also died without having married. María Lucía de Fuenmayor y Dávila and Jerónima de Fuenmayor y Dávila, both became nuns and joined the Order of Santiago in Santa Cruz, Valladolid. Manuela de Fuenmayor y Dávila, who, following the death of her siblings and the religious profession of her sisters, succeeded to the family estate.García Carrafa, Alberto (1920-1963). «Fuenmayor». Diccionario heráldico y genealógico de apellidos españoles y americanos. Imprenta de Antonio Marzo. p. 55. Retrieved on December 18, 2022.
XIV. Manuela de Fuenmayor y Dávila became the second Marchioness of Castel-Moncayo. In 1702, she married Gabriel Joaquín de Saavedra Serna Quiñones y Pimentel, Lord of the Houses of Saavedra in Cáceres and a regidor (councilor) of that city, lord of the towns of Sena, Rivera, Grajal, Villaherreros, Casas de Sena, and del Rabanal, and Menino de la Reina (son of Gabriel Arias de Saavedra, Knight of Alcántara, and Antonia de la Serna Quiñones Pimentel). Their daughter and successor was:
XV. Gaspara de Saavedra y Fuenmayor, the third Marchioness of Castel-Moncayo, who married Antonio Sarmiento Sotomayor (son of Diego Saavedra Sotomayor and Maria Josefa Pardo y Figueroa). From this union, they had:
XVI. Diego María Sarmiento de Saavedra y Fuenmayor, the fourth Marquis of Castel-Moncayo and Count of Villanueva de las Hachas, to whom Charles IV granted the Grandee of Spain, of the first class, in 1790. In 1794, the same monarch granted him another Grandee of the second class. He married Maria Joaquina de Cáceres y Silva (daughter of Joaquín Jorge de Cáceres y Aldana and Juana Sánchez de Silva), and they had a daughter named:
XVII. María de la Esclavitud Sarmiento Silva Saavedra y Fuenmayor, the fifth Marchioness of Castel-Moncayo, a Grandee of Spain, etc., who married Carlos Gutiérrez de los Ríos, Duke of Fernán Núñez, and thus the title of Castel-Moncayo passed into their house.
Branch of Arnedo To the branch established in this town belonged:
I. Pedro Díaz de Fuenmayor, mayor of Arnedo, who fathered:
II. Alonso Díaz de Fuenmayor, also known as Alonso Díaz de Arnedo, who was the father of:
III. Diego Díaz de Fuenmayor, who had a son named:
IV. Juan Díaz de Fuenmayor, resident of Zaragoza, who proved his nobility in the Royal Audience of said city on August 30, 1574.García Carrafa, Alberto (1920-1963). «Fuenmayor». Imprenta de Antonio Marzo. p. 56. Retrieved on December 18, 2022.
Branch of Calahorra From this branch of the city of Calahorra originated:
I. Antonio Díaz de Fuenmayor, a native of Calahorra and Prior of the Caballeros Hijosdalgo (Knights Hidalgo) of that city, who married Maria Caballero, also of Calahorra, and they became parents of:
II. Ruy Díaz de Fuenmayor y Caballero, a native and perpetual alderman of Calahorra, who married Juana de Salcedo, a native of Aldea del Señor, and from this union was born:
III. Rodrigo de Fuenmayor y Salcedo, a native of Calahorra and Knight of the Order of Santiago, in which he was admitted on November 6, 1628.
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