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García III

king of Pamplona
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García III (or IV) (died Sept. 1, 1054, Atapuerca, Castile [Spain]) was the king of Pamplona (Navarre) from 1035 to 1054. Following an old custom, Sancho III the Great divided his Spanish lands among his four sons: Ferdinand I received Castile; Gonzalo received Sobrarbe and Ribagorza (modern Huesca); Ramiro I received Aragon; and García III received the ancient patrimony of Pamplona enlarged by portions of Castile. He then expanded the kingdom into the Rioja. Although...

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