Person
Álvaro de Luna y Fernández de Jarava
Castilian statesman, favorite of John II of Castile
Álvaro de Luna y Fernández de Jarava (between 1388 and 1390 – 2 June 1453), is a Castilian statesman, favorite of John II of Castile. He served as Constable of Castile and as Grand Master of the Order of Santiago. He earns great influence in the Crown's affairs in the wake of his support to John II against the so-called Infantes of Aragon. Once he loses the protection of the monarch, he is executed in Valladolid in 1453.