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He did not govern Álava, however, as his father had done, since this responsibility fell on Count Vela Jiménez.
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Diego Porcelos
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Between 882 and 884 and under the mandate of King Alfonso III of Asturias, he was in charge of the repoblación of Burgos and Ubierna. Shortly before 882, he built a castle in Pancorbo from where he confronted a large Arab army trying to annex the valley of the Ebro in two different military campaigns in 882 and 883. He also created a defensive line along the river Arlanzón.
lieutenant also appears he restored the episcopal see of Oca (ancient Auca).
Nevertheless, other historians, such as Justo Pérez de Urbel give 890 as his decease date. His body, however, was supposedly buried in the hermitage of San Felices de Oca (nowadays Villafranca Montes de Oca).
After his death, Castile was divided by his successors into many counties until 932. In a roundabout near the Museum of Human Evolution in Burgos, there is an equestrian statue in his honour, made in 1983 by sculptor Juan de Ávalos.
He is also depicted in a sixteenth century statue in the Arco de Santa María, in the same city.
