Nuño Pérez de Lara

12th-century Castilian nobleman, member of the House of Lara, son of Pedro González de Lara.

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Lived 1122–1177, aged 55

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1122–1177
Aged 55

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Updated 2026-07-19

Nuño Pérez de Lara was a Castilian nobleman, politician and military leader. He began his career at the court of the Emperor Alfonso VII, during whose reign he took part in the repoblación of the Extremadura and the defence of the Almohad frontier. Between 1164 and 1169 he governed Castile as regent for the underage Alfonso VIII, and he continued to exercise semi-regal power in the kingdom until 1176. He founded two monasteries and fostered the cult of Thomas Becket in Spain. He died taking part in the conquest of Cuenca