"…Iohannes Arie dominans in sco Pelagio de Torn, Fernandus Arie in Aguiar…" subscribed the charter dated 28 Oct 1176 under which Fernando II King of León donated half of la Tierra de Montes to Santiago de Compostela. It is not known whether "Fernandus Arie in Aguiar" was Fernando Arias Baticela but, if he was, the order of the subscriptions in this document suggests that he was the brother of Juan Arias. "…Fernandus Arie tenens Castrellum de Veiga…" subscribed the charter dated 4 May 1188 under which Alfonso IX King of León guaranteed the possessions of Santiago de Compostela. ["Ferrandus Johannis…cum uxore mea domna Teresa et filiis nostris Garsia Fernandi et Roderico Fernandi" donated property at Santa Cruz to the church of Valladolid by charter dated 14 Jun 1217. Zurita Nieto, in his commentary, suggests that the donor was Fernando Arias Baticela, based on the name of his wife and her supposed connection with Valladolid through Armengol VI "el Castellano" Conde de Urgel (not yet confirmed). 1
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