Once again, as happened with Juan de Garay (see article in this blog) is trying to confuse the reader little seasoned aiming for other places the origin of Burgos.
Ramón de Bonifaz and Camargo is, to all views, natural Cabeza de Castilla and is listed in Book Armorial of the Brotherhood of the Parish of Santiago de la Fuente de Burgos " yet their lineage, genealogy and kin, both as the Camargo Bonifaz, described and illustrated each of them in it with their heraldic arms, and some of them distinguished as brave knights in Art Bofordo (see also here.)
The aforementioned
From its origin has no doubts Burgos General Chronicle of Alfonso X, his contemporary, where he ensures that was "Omne de Burgos" and "Sabidor of things from the sea"
The dates of his birth in Burgos is set in 1196 and shortly thereafter as is documented as having properties in the neighborhood of San Llorente Burgos and is likely to attend to 16 years to Burgos fonsadera battle of Las Navas de Tolosa "with the gentlemen of his family, (this if it documented) as was customary at the time and where they acquire their first military expertise would continue to exercise until the position of Warden Fortress and City of Burgos, who was then commission more military than political.
Already in 1247, King threw himself entrusted to a naval squadron to the capture of Seville, knowing as he was the king of his military knowledge at that time did not differ from those of the sea and the ships were used only occasionally as transport through the ranks, and the Chronicle tells us:
"Remon Bonifaz, a omme de Burgos, the king came to see King et al plog much of, as soon as he ovo et things with the fable, he charged them hastily turn it was cooking vessels galeas et et the largest fleet that could et the meior stew, et that come with them to Seville. "
To this request is directed to Castilla fishing villages situated in the then-Castilian provinces of Santander, Vizcaya and Guipuzcoa, where he builds and brings together a large army with which heads south, reinforcing in some ports of Asturias and Galicia. In early August
borders Gibraltar and faces the Guadalquivir which defeats the Saracen fleet Abu Zahra and Saetia Qablan wanted it impossible to access the river, and it defeats one that brought reinforcements from Africa, up the river to Seville which was protected by a pontoon boat and heavily chained and contact the host of the king, allowed this movement to the fortress of Triana avoiding the support of the troops of King Fog Shu'aib ibn Muhammad ibn Mahfuz.
Just
was the final conquest of Seville for what was necessary to break the fortified barrier that protected boats from the Torre del Oro and its twin of Triana. The Almohad tried to annihilate the Castilla Square fire, with his fighters in through a raft of "Greek fire", a "napalm" in the time that was thwarted by the decisive intervention of our Admiral, let's see how this incident tells us Chronicle:
"Et asmaron fazer a raft of Tamanna .../... et ynchiesen that all pots filled Tinaia et greguiesco et dizenle fire in arauigo .../... resin et et et tow fish .../... et mouieron asy naues very demod against Christians for burning Gelas et begin to take fire .../... but non were very sabidores ca as they began to mouer faciendo large tubal royd et tanbores: naues VNOs of Christians who estauan very aperçecbidos et matched the receipt of such guise et were recoder with them that fezieron be representative of et ardimente taking the role that ouieron date. "
Once this episode received the Order of the King to break the bridge boats, for it sends the bow armor of his two best ships, including his own. He waited for the right moment and the May 3, 1248, once blessed by San Telmo ships accompanying the Holy King and taking advantage of favorable winds and high tides were launched against the bridge with full sail and the force deployed rowers of Biscay, was the first to attack the other ship which made him shudder, behind, maybe heavier, the flagship came with Bonifaz in charge, getting so fierce assault that broke the heavy chains that were strung the pontoons; apart, being followed and without hindrance throughout his squad, let's see how the chroniclers tell us:
How the King Don Fernando Bonifaz Remont control that was broken the bridge of Triana, et of how the ships broke: "... et Remont control Bonifaz, who is conseio et others and were called who were sabidores of the sea, some device that were tested were attacked by some commo art the bridge if podiesen, because non podiesen each other pass. Et the agreement that failed was this that fezieron: took two ships, the largest et more strong and Avie, et guisaronlas well all quanto mester was for dates of conbater. This holy day was Cruz, third day of May, the mill was eighty et et et dozientos Seys, et was traveling the age of Encarnacion's Madam in million dozientos et et et forty eight annos. Bonifaz et esse Remont, cooked very well, I enter a ship with very good conpanna et stew of many weapons, on the other ship came those who chose Don Remont Bonifaz, et omnes good good conpanna et bien cooked. et the ship in which Don Remont yva, descended very ayuso more than the other. King Ferdinand Et in Belief true, command master lay up two ships disaster crosses paths, commo sign that he was to all belief is verdadera... / ...La ship first arrived, that part of yva sandy, non could break the bridge or successful, but the yaquanto ased, but the one in which yva Bonifaz Remont, as soon as he arrived was to head such a blow to the other clear passo part "
Continuing the chronicle highlighting that this fact was ".../... all win because the Moors from that time knew to be defeated."
And so, as the November 23 he had no choice but taifa Axataf King to capitulate, returning Seville to Fernando III of Castile, who as the only condition required that the city is Muslims empty, so she left over a hundred thousand, leaving them go free and frank. It's only with Christians
the Castilian armies entered the city to be received as the chronicle tells us:
"22 days of December, the day of the translation of St. Isidore was Archbishop of Seville noble, do the King was received with procession of all the clergy and all the people, with very loud voice God bless and good King, to give them "
RECREATION OF THE BANKS OF ROMANTIC GUADALQUIVIR
Bonifaz is rewarded with estates and properties in Sevilla and Burgos and in 1250 he was appointed by the Monarch as the Admiral of Castile, the first time you see this title in Spain, a position he describes as: "cabdillo of all ships which are for war " thus becoming the first English Armada with military orders as the" Ordination riparae "above were for the marine industry, these ordinances created by the Burgos were later collected in the Code of the Siete Partidas "Once established
Seville, the King had his rig to another team to win back Bonifaz Cartagena and also has the command of another expedition of relief at the port of Safi.
In 1252 and after all these efforts are known to return to Burgos where he leaves his post as mayor, who still remained, to his son Diego, to devote himself entirely to his work here with jurisdiction Almirante and courts on all things from the sea and overseer of the real incomes of all ports, by transcendental hierarchy as guardian of the King in all matters concerning the regency of ports and from this the maritime vocation of the City of Burgos and would later germ establishment there of the Consulate of the Sea and no longer leave as a crossroads between the Court and the ports of Biscay.
With Bonifaz, Burgos Alfonso X granted privileges that extend to the Puebla de Bilbao and the port and others to Santander and Laredo as participants in this quest: "... This grant them the great service phage that Don King fisieron Fernando, my father, ea me, mostly in the pressure of Seville ", a fact that the mountaineers still remember in his coat, where the ship is breaking the chains Bonifaz Sevilla.
In 1256 Burgos our admiral died and was buried in the Monastery of San Francisco, founded by him, under his package consisted lying inscription:
"Here lies the noble and valiant knight Don Ramon Bonifaz, first admiral of Castile, who won Sevilla. He died in MCCLVI " . Subsequently, the Catholic Queen of control visits add "which was to win at Sevilla with King Ferdinand."
By her will know that he was married three times: "Grimaldo Andrea Dona, Dona Luisa de Velasco et Dona Teresa Arias of which et had two sons four daughters. " During the French invasion the monastery was bombed, this and the sloppy "amortization" Mendizabal got rid of his grave, however the City of Burgos continues to remind his son that clarified with a central street in his name near where they spent their homes and possessions.
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