25 - The names of the places which declared for King Fernando, and the forces which went over to his side

Summary

After the death of King Pedro, several lords of places which had supported him now declared for King Enrique; others, however, who refused to obey him, wrote at once to the King of Portugal that, if it pleased him to have them as his vassals, they would declare for him, and that, in that case, if he were to begin crossing into Castile, they would give over their townships to him, would welcome him as their liege lord and would pay him due homage.

King Fernando was delighted at this and sent answers to all of them that he was greatly pleased thereby; he considered them to be his [vassals] and would grant them many favours; he would go to their aid with his forces and be physically present if they were besieged and were in need. The towns, large and small, which declared for him were as follows: Carmona, Zamora, Ciudad Rodrigo, Alcántara and Valencia de Alcántara, plus, in Galicia, the township of Tuy, Padrón, La Rocha, La Coruña, Salvatierra, Bayona, Allariz, Milmanda, Arahujo, the town of Orense, the township of Ribadavia, Lugo, and the city of Santiago, which went over rather later and subject to certain conditions.

Accordingly, when all these places declared for King Fernando, there also immediately went over to him, along with their forces, all the noblemen and knights who had supported King Pedro, both those in Galicia and those in Castile, quite apart from those who lived in those places which had declared for Portugal.