Pelayo Gutiérrez de Silva

  General Notes:

Paleyo Gutiérrez de Silva

  Noted events in his life were:

• Pedigree:
Diego Vincencio de Vidania, Al Rey Nuestro Señor , p. 84-85 Chart of the de León family.

Don Pelaio Fruela, el Diacono was the father of:

Don Pelaio Paleaz, a man of wealth, who married doña María Pérez de Ambia, who were the parents of:

Don Pelaio Gutiérrez de Silva who married doña Sancha Anez de Montor, who were the parents of:

Conde don Gómez Paéz de Silva who married doña Urraca Nuñez Vello, and they were the parents of:

Martín Gómez de Silva, señor en parte de efta Cafa, who married doña Urraca Ruiz Cabrera and they were the parents of:

Doña Aldonza Martínez de Silva

• Background Information:
Francisco Fernández de Bethencourt, Historia Genealógica y Heráldica de la Monarquía Española, Vol. II, pp. 70

Francisco Fernández de Bethencourt, Historia Genealógica y Heráldica de la Monarquía Española, Vol. II, pp. 80-81

Don Fernando Peláez was the eldest son of don Pelayo Gutiérrez, Vicario del Emperador y Adelantado Mayor de Portugal, and his second wife, doña Hermiguez, originally from de la Sangre Real de León. The children from don Pelayo's first married were called de Silva. Don Fernando Peláez used de Acuña from the place named Acuña-Alta which was three leagues from la Sierra de la Estrella.

• Background Information:
Francisco Ruano, Casa de Cabrera en Cordoba: Obra Genealógica Histórica, p. 34

Aldonza Alfonso de León, daughter of doña Aldonza Martínez de Silva and rey don Alonso IX de León, married conde don Pedro Ponce de Cabrera. Doña Aldonza Martínez de Silva was the daughter of don Martín Gómez de Silva and his wife doña Urraca Rodríguez de Cabrera. Martín Gómez de Silva was the son of Goméz Peláez de Silva, lord of Santa Olalla and his wife condesa doña Urraca Núñez. Gómez Peláez de Silva was the son of don Pelayo Gutiérrez de Silva, Adelantado mayor del Reyno de Portugal, and his wife doñ Sancha Yañnez de Montor. Pelayo Gutiérrez was the son of don Gutierre Peláez, lord of Aldret & Quinta de Silva, and his wife doña María Pérez de Ambia. Gutierre Peláez was the son of don Pelayo Peláez, señor de Zisneros, who was the son of don Pelayo Fruela and his wife doña Aldonza Ordoñez.

• Reference:
Luis de Salazar y Castro, Historia Genealógica de la Casa Silva, Vol. I, pp. 78-82

Don Pelayo Gutiérrez succeeded as señor de la casa de Silva. Don Pelayo married, as his first wife, doña Sancha de Montor, sister of don Fernando Anez de Montor, and daughter of don Juan Ramírez, señor de la casa de Montor. Sancha was the granddaughter of Ramiro Frade. Their children were:

• Don Pedro Páez de Silva
• Conde don Gómez Páez de Silva
• Don Mendo Páez de Silva
• Don Pelayo Páez de Silva
• Doña Mayor Páez de Silva, married to don Egas Moniz

Francisco Fernández de Bethencourt, Historia Genealógica y Heráldica de la Monarquía Española, Vol. II, pp. 78-77

Children from do Pelayo's second marriage to Usenda Herminguez Alboazar were:

• Don Fernando Peláez, the progenitor for "el Cada de Cuña."
• Don Ramiro Peláez
• Doña Justa Peláez, wife of don Pedro Coronel, who accompanied conde don Enrique de Portugal into battle. From this marriage descended the family of Cornel.

The children from don Pelayo's third marriage to Urraca Rabáldez were:

• Don Pedro II
• Doña Gontiñ Peláez de Silva

• Reference:
Francisco Fernández de Bethencourt, Historia Genealógica y Heráldica de la Monarquía Española, Vol. II, p. 73

Don Pelayo Gutiérrez de Silva married three times.His first wife was doña Sancha Anez de Montor, daughter of Juan Ramírez, sénor del Honor de Montor, and granddaughterof Frade, a gentlemen of Galicia.

Don Pelayo's second wife was Usenda Herminguez Alboazar, daughter of don Hermigio Alboazar, descendant of Infante don Alboazar Ramírez, so of rey don Ramiro II de León.

The third wife of don Pelayo was doña Urraca Rabáldez, the youngest daughter of Cristóbal Juan, Yáñez ó Ibánez, and doña María Rabáldez, señora de la Villa de Mortede, who was the daughter of don Rabaldo.

Pelayo married Sancha Yánez de Montor, daughter of Juan Ramírez de Montor and Unknown.

Pelayo next married Usenda Herminguez Alboazar, daughter of Ermigo Albozar and Dordia Osórez.