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Medallion of Fernán González of Castile in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca

San Martín side, arch 2

Fernán González of Castile

Cartouche

FERNAN GONZ

Sculptor
Alejandro Carnicero
Year
1733–1734
Where it is
San Martín side, arch 2

Who he was

910–970 Count of Castile and Burgos

Fernán González was the first autonomous count of Castile. Fernán González was a colourful character of legendary status in Iberia, and founder of the dynasty that would rule a semi-autonomous Castile, laying the foundations for its status as an independent kingdom.

Opening paragraph from the Wikipedia article on Fernán González of Castile, in the revision we consulted, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Birth and death dates come from Wikidata.

Photograph: Tamorlan · CC BY 3.0 · file page on Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and colour-matched to sit with the rest.