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Individual:
García I (or II) Sanchez (b. 919/921--d. 970), king of Pamplona (Navarre)
from 925 to 970, son of Sancho I Garcés and Queen Toda Aznar. He owed histhrone to the support of his cousin 'Abd ar-Rahman III, the Umayyadcaliph of Cordoba. The end of his reign was taken up with wars againstthe count of Castile, Fernán González. Sancho I of Leon, deposed by theCastilian, took refuge in Navarre; García took to the field and in 960managed to capture the famous Castilian, holding him prisoner for manyyears. García was succeeded by his son, Sancho II Garcés. [EncyclopaediaBritannica CD '97]
García I (or II) Sanchez (b. 919/921--d. 970), king of Pamplona (Navarre) from 925 to 970, son of Sancho I Garcés and Queen Toda Aznar. He owed histhrone to the support of his cousin 'Abd ar-Rahman III, the Umayyadcaliph of Cordoba. The end of his reign was taken up with wars againstthe count of Castile, Fernán González. Sancho I of Leon, deposed by theCastilian, took refuge in Navarre; García took to the field and in 960managed to capture the famous Castilian, holding him prisoner for manyyears. García was succeeded by his son, Sancho II Garcés. [EncyclopaediaBritannica CD '97]
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