Álvaro Núñez de Lara (died 1287)
Castilian nobleman
Álvaro Núñez de Lara (c. 1261 – 1287) was a Castilian nobleman, the son of Juan Núñez I de Lara, head of the House of Lara, and his first wife, Teresa Álvarez de Azagra.
Family origins
He was the son of Juan Núñez I de Lara, head of the House of Lara, and his first wife, Teresa Álvarez de Azagra, Lady of Albarracín. His paternal grandparents were Nuño González de Lara "el Bueno", head of the House of Lara, and his wife Teresa Alfonso; his maternal grandparents were Álvaro Pérez de Azagra, Lord of Albarracín, and his wife, Inés, illegitimate daughter of King Theobald I of Navarre. His half-brothers, born to his father's second wife, were Juan Núñez II de Lara, head of the House of Lara; Nuño González de Lara; Teresa Núñez de Lara y Haro, and Juana Núñez de Lara.
Biography
His exact date of birth is unknown, although it must have been around the year 1261. Genealogist Luis de Salazar y Castro asserted in his writings, presenting evidence thereof, that Álvaro Núñez de Lara was not the son of Juan Núñez I, but of his brother. Nonetheless, this assertion has been refuted by several modern historians based on the records of the time.
In 1282 Álvaro Núñez de Lara supported Infante Sancho, who had revolted against his father, King Alfonso X of Castile, in dispute of his father's naming Alfonso de la Cerda heir to the throne. Álvaro joined infante Sancho when the latter set out from Córdoba to put down the revolt of the city of Badajoz, which had earlier supported infante Sancho.
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