The lordship of the city had been divided equally after its reconquest in 1142 between the king, the bishop and the metropolitan (the Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela).
In 1157, on the death of King Alfonso VII, the diocese went to León in the division of the kingdom and thus gained another frontier, this time with Castile.
In 1163 the new king, Ferdinand II, gave exclusive lordship in the city to Santiago, but in 1168 transferred it again, this time to the Knights Templar, probably for reasons of military defence.
In 1166 Ferdinand conquered the cities of Alcántara and Cáceres and added them to the diocese and lordship of the bishop of Coria.
These new possessions, along with all earlier acquisitions, were confirmed by Pope Alexander III at Suero's request in 1168.