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| | Peter I of Castile - Encyclopedia, History and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) |
 | | Peter I (August 30, 1334 – March 23, 1369; Spanish: Pedro I), sometimes known as Peter the Cruel or Pedro the Cruel, was the king of Castile from 1350 to 1369. |
 | | Peter fled, with his treasury, to Portugal where he was coldly received by his uncle, King Pedro I of Portugal, and thence to Galicia, in northern Spain, where he ordered the murder of Suero, the archbishop of Santiago, and the dean, Peralvarez. |
 | | Peter took forceful measures against this, including the execution of at least five leaders of a riot by boiling and roasting. |
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