Juan Núñez de Prado

Juan Núñez de Prado (died 1355) was an illegitimate son of Infanta Blanche of Portugal and a Portuguese nobleman, and a knight of the Order of Calatrava. He joined a revolt against Master Garci López de Padilla, whom the rebels charged with fleeing the field at Baena and abandoning his friars. They defeated Garci at Malas Tardes.

In 1325 they brought charges against him to Alfonso XI at Valladolid, and the king backed Núñez de Prado as Master, though a long dispute followed.

Under Peter the Cruel he opposed the crown. Peter had him arrested at Almagro in 1355; he did not resist, though he had men enough to fight. Diego García de Padilla replaced him, and Núñez de Prado was sent to Maqueda Castle and murdered there.