Juan Cheer

Juan Cheer (Atienza, Guadalajara, 1483 - Villalar of los Comuneros, Valladolid, 1521). Noble Castilian known for its participation in the War of the Communities of Castille

Juan Bravo belonged to the petty nobility and was born in Atienza (Guadalajara), where his/her father, Gonzalo Ortega Bravo of Laguna, was Alcalde of the fortress. His/her mother, María de Mendoza, were girl of the Count of Monteagudo (consequently, Juan Bravo was cousin of María Pacheco, the wife of Juan de Padilla and family member of Mendoza). Thanks to its marriage in 1504 with Catalina del Río it integrates the urban patriciat town of Segovia, where it elects residence. They had a girl, María de Mendoza

Widower in 1510, it marries in second wedding María Coronel, girl of Abraham Senior, " regidor" from Segovia and rich Marrane. From this union were born two wire, Andrea Bravo of Mendoza and Juan Bravo of Mendoza. In October 1519 it was indicated chief of the militia of Segovia.

While learning the news from the servicio (exceptional pecuniary contribution, to see the article on the War of the Communities of Castille) for the benefit of the king Charles Ier of Spain voted to the the Cortes of Corogne and the departure of this last for Germany (29 but 1520), it directed a revolt against the representative to the Cortes Rodrigo de Tordesillas, who was hung. The insurrectionists took the city; Juan Bravo organized it militarily and directed the operations preventing the entry of the royalist troops of Rodrigo Ronquillo in Segovia, sent by the cardinal Adrien of Utrecht, regent of the king. However the royalist forces invested the Alcazar of Segovia and remained there until the end of the revolt of the Comunero S.

Cheer was given the responsability to maintain relations with the remainder of the insurgent cities and went to Tordesillas in order to parlementer with my queen mother Jeanne to obtain her support, but without success. It conquered Zaratán and Simancas in 1521, while Juan de Padilla tie-beam in Torrelobatón on February 25th. Thereafter he united his forces with those of the Junta of Comunero S of Valladolid, without being able to avoid the defeat in front of the royal troops in the Bataille of Villalar on April 23rd, 1521. Captive fact, it was decapitated at the sides of Juan de Padilla and Francisco Maldonado with Villalar on April 24th, 1521.

When its skin was transported to Segovia, the royal authorities had to choke with difficulty a great tumult of indignation.

Source

Random links: