Sancho I Garcés

Sancho I Garcés (died 925) was the king of Pamplona (Navarre) from 905. He expanded his kingdom south of the Ebro River and maintained its independence in spite of the sack of his capital in 924 by the Umayyad caliph ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān III of Córdoba.

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Article Title: Sancho I Garcés

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Date Published: 01 January 2026

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Access Date: November 14, 2026