Holding to power. The civil war and the English invasion

After the death of Berenguel de Landoira, the city of Santiago remained under the rule of Archbishop Martiño Fernández, who granted his nephew the domain of several parishes and sent his troops in support of the campaign of king Afonso XI against the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada. The archbishop died to the plague during another military campaign in support of the king: the siege of Algeciras in 1343.

In Santiago, the conflict between the bourgeoisie and the archbishop remained tangible and was rekindled with the designation of a new successor: Pedro V, who wad forced to take refuge in the castle and escape to Noia several times.

A few years later, several abbots and priors of the monasteries of the diocese of Archbishop Gómez Manrique met with at the castle of Rocha Forte requesting support to reclaim the property and rents that were that were taken away from them...

Rocha Forte became the theatre of the civil war for the succession to the throne of Castile and will be continuously and successively taken by the two sides fighting over the crown: Henry II of Castile and Peter I of Castile.

During the conflict, Archbishop Suero Gómez de Toledo was killed in the castle by men loyal to Pedro I. The fortress returned to the hands of the church thanks to the supporters of Henry II of Castile, who gave power back to the new archbishop: Rodrigo de Moscoso. Following a decade of civil war, it came to an end with the death of Peter I of Castile at the battle of Montiel.

Fifteen years later, Galicia is invaded by the Duke of Lancaster and the City Council and the local bourgeoisie ally with him to try to break free from the yoke of the archbishop. Some documents indicate that there was yet another siege to the castle. During the invasion, Archbishop García Manrique was banished and the chapter was sequestered at the cathedral. The city of Santiago and the castle became part of the court of the pretender to the throne.

The troops of Lancaster retreat in 1388 thanks to the Treaty of Bayonne, which brought to and end the conflicts for the succession to the throne of Castile.

Holding to power. The civil war and the English invasion

With the fight for the succession to the throne of Castile, new forces come into play that contribute to instability in Galicia.

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