Gonzalo Menéndez

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Who was Gonzalo Menéndez?

Gonzalo Menéndez was a Count of Portugal in the Kingdom of León. He regularly carries the title count, the highest in the kingdom, in surviving documents. He may have used the title magnus dux portucalensium. His name in contemporary records is usually spelled Gundisaluus Menendiz.

Gonzalo was a son of count Hermenegildo González and Mumadona Dias, and named for his grandfather, count Gonzalo Betótez. His father was dead by 950, when his widow distributed some of his lands. In the pertinent document Gonzalo is mentioned for the first time.

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