Aldonza Alfonso de León (abt. 1215 - abt. 1266)

Born about 1215 in Reino de León [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Pedro Ponce de Cabrera — married about 1230 in Reyno de León [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1266 at about age 51 in Reino de León [uncertain]

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Biography

Aldonza Alfonso de León was born in Spain.

Aldonza Alfonso de León was born about 1215 in Asturias, España, natural daughter of Alfonso Fernández de León "Alfonso IX el Rey de León" (1171-1230) and his mistress, Aldonza Martinez de Silva (abt.1200-aft.1232).^[1] In about 1230, she married Pedro Ponce de Cabrera (abt.1200-1265)^[2] and they had four known children:

1. Fernán Pérez Ponce de León (aft.1235-1292)
2. Rodrigo Pérez Ponce de León
3. Juan Pérez Ponce de León
4. Pedro Pérez Ponce de León

but they most likely had more, including:

• Elvira Ponce de León
• Álvaro Ponce de León
• Juana Ponce de León

She died in 1266 and was buried in the Monasterio de Santa María de Nogales in León with Pedro.^[3]

Research Notes

1. She may have first been married to Diego Foilaz, lord of Mansilla y Rueda. I have not found a source for this, but I did find a source listing Diego Frojaz (Portuguese spelling) as her mother's husband and Aldonza's step-father.^[4]
2. Any individual who can trace a documented lineage back to Francisco Montes Vigil (abt.1665-1730), born in Zacatecas, Mexico, is confirmed to be a descendant of Charlemagne (abt.0748-0814), Holy Roman Emperor, through Aldonza Alfonso de León.^[5][6] Aldonsa is Francisco's 12th great-grandmother.
3. After Nathan W. Murphy finished verifying the sources for each generation, he entered most of the information and sources into the database of Genealogics (accessed 26 Mar 2024).
4. The naming custom of this time was (given name) + (father's given name patronymic + location). So Pedro was named "Pedro / Ponce de Cabrera" and Aldonza was "Aldonza / Alfonso de León." However, their children adopted a new naming standard: (given name + father's given name patronymic) + (permanent surname Ponce de León). So their eldest son was named "Fernán Pérez (patronymic of Pedro) // Ponce de Leon." By the next generation, the patronymic name was dropped and they just used (given name) + (Ponce de León).

Sources

1. ↑ João Baptista Lavanha y Stefano Paolini. 1640. Nobiliario de D. Pedro Conde de Bracelos [Barcelos], Hijo del Rey D. Dionis de Portugal. Roma: por Stefano Paolini, 9, "7 D. Afonso…soy Rey de Leaõ…e de D. Aldonça Martins da Silva, filha de Martim Gomes da Silva…D. Aldonça Afonso, soy cazada com D. Pedro Ponce [don Alfonso…king of León…and doña Aldonza Martin de Silva, daughter of Martin Gomes de Silva…doña Aldonza Alfonso, married to don Pedro Ponce]; a digital copy is available on HathiTrust (accessed 8 Feb 2024).
2. ↑ Lavanha, Nobiliario de D. Pedro Conde de Bracelos [Barcelos], 131; a digital copy is available on HathiTrust (accessed 8 Feb 2024).
3. ↑ Francisco Ruano, Casa De Cabrera En Córdoba : Obra Genealógica Histórica. 1779. Córdoba: Juan Rodríguez, 37; a digital copy available on Google Books (accessed on 27 Mar 2024).
4. ↑ Lavanha, Nobiliario de D. Pedro Conde de Bracelos [Barcelos], 109; a digital copy is available at HathiTrust.
5. ↑ José Antonio Esquibel, Beyond Origins of New Mexico Families, revised Jan 2019, (https://sites.google.com/site/beyondoriginsofnmfamilies/ : accessed 31 Dec 2023), NM Families A-Z, Montes Vigil Royal Lineage.
6. ↑ Nathan W. Murphy, "Gateway Ancestors," The Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America (https://www.hereditary.us/gateway-ancestor : accessed 9 Dec 2023), Montes Vigil, Juan, MEX.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Gregory Smith for generously sharing his report received when he became a member of the Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the USA (the first person after Juan Montes Vigil was certified as a Gateway Ancestor!), and for sharing his knowledge and experience about the process.