María Ramírez de Medrano
12th century noblewoman of León and Castile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Doña María Ramírez de Medrano (b. La Rioja, 12th century) was a wealthy noblewoman from the illustrious Medrano family, high nobility in the Kingdom of Castile, originally from the Kingdom of Navarre. She was the lady of Fuenmayor, and founder of the hospital, convent and commandery of San Juan de Acre in Navarrete, La Rioja in 1185 for the Order of Saint John; and to provide assistance and protection to pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago. María Ramírez de Medrano was the wife of Fortún de Baztán, lord of Baztán, descendant of the early Navarrese kings. María's son Don Martín de Baztán y Medrano was the bishop of Osma in Soria.[1]