Mutiny of the Trout
A semi-legendary 1157 revolt in Zamora sparked by a dispute over a trout.
The Mutiny of the Trout is a semi-legendary uprising in Zamora, Spain, supposedly taking place in late 1157. The tale originates from a manuscript from the late 1400s or early 1500s linked to Florián de Ocampo. While not impossible, the story lacks evidence from the time and most historians doubt it. The conflict began when the town governor's steward tried to seize a trout from a fishmonger. This sparked a riot where townspeople locked knights in a church and set it on fire, then burned the governor's house. Fearing Count Ponce de Cabrera's revenge, they fled to Portugal. King Ferdinand II pardoned them and exiled Ponce, who later returned to favor.
Quick Facts
- Date
- late 1157
- Location
- Zamora, Spain
- Spanish name
- Motín de la Trucha
- First mentioned
- late 15th- or early 16th-century manuscript associated with Florián de Ocampo
- Key figure
- Count Ponce Giraldo de Cabrera (governor of Zamora)
- Outcome
- Pardon granted to rioters; Ponce de Cabrera deprived of governorships and exiled
Facts from the source article.
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