Mayor Álvarez de Asturias

  Noted events in her life were:

• Web Reference: Diego Gómez de Castañeda married Mayor Álvarez, daughter of Álvaro Díaz de Asturias and his wife Teresa Pérez Girón. The Nobiliario of Pedro Conde de Barcelos names "don Pedro Álvarez de Asturias, don Ordoño Álvarez fue Cardenal, Alonso Álvarez de Noroña, Álvaro Diaz, doña Mayor Álvarez" as the children of "don Álvaro Díaz de Asturias" and his wife "doña Teresa Perez", recording in a later passage that "don Diego Gómez de Castañeda" married "doña Mayor" [Pedro Barcelos, Tit. XIV, Castañeda, 4 p. 101, and Tit. XXIV, Asturias, 2 p. 143].

Mayor married Diego Gómez de Castañeda señor de Castañada, son of Gómez Núñez de Castañeda Señor de Castañada and María Fróilaz.