Pedro Téllez-Girón, 3rd Count of Ureña

Who is Pedro Téllez-Girón, 3rd Count of Ureña?

Pedro Téllez-Girón y Fernández de Velasco or Pedro Girón, was a Spanish noble, 3rd Count of Ureña and a leader of the Revolt of the Comuneros.

He was the son of Juan Téllez-Girón, 2nd Count of Ureña and Leonor de la Vega Velasco, daughter of Pedro Fernández de Velasco, 2nd Count of Haro.

He married Mencía de Guzmán, daughter of Juan Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán, 3rd Duke of Medina Sidonia. When his brother-in-law Enrique Pérez de Guzmán, 4th Duke of Medina Sidonia, died in 1512 without issue, Pedro Girón unsuccessfully claimed the title of Medina Sidonia through his wife. Pedro stated that Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, son of the third Duke and his second wife, was an illegitimate child.

Pedro Girón had contacted the Junta de Tordesillas to defend his claims on the Duchy of Medina Sidonia, and became thus one of the leaders of the comuneros, together with Juan de Padilla and Antonio de Acuña. He was proclaimed unanimously Capitán General of the rebel army.