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| García I | |
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18th-century statue in Madrid | |
| King ofLeón | |
| Reign | 910–914 |
| Predecessor | Alfonso III |
| Successor | Ordoño II |
| Born | c. 871 |
| Died | c. 914 |
| Burial | |
| Consort | Muniadona |
| Dynasty | Astur-Leonese dynasty |
| Father | Alfonso III of Asturias |
| Mother | Jimena of Pamplona |
| Religion | Chalcedonian Christianity |
| Signature | |
García I (c. 871 – 914) was theKing of León from 910 until his death and eldest of three succeeding sons ofAlfonso III of Asturias by his wifeJimena.
García took part in the government alongside his father until 909. In that year a conspiracy, in which García was implicated, was uncovered. Alfonso renounced the throne and divided the realm among his three sons. León went to García,Galicia toOrdoño, andAsturias toFruela. Asturian primacy was nevertheless recognised.
García's reign saw the fortification of theDuero and therepopulation ofRoa,Osma,Clunia, andSan Esteban de Gormaz. During this period, thecount of Castile,Gonzalo Fernández gained influence through these endeavours. At his death inZamora in 914 he had no heirs and his kingdom passed to Ordoño.[1]
García's wife, Muniadona, was said byPelagius of Oviedo to have been daughter of Nuño Fernández, but this is chronologically impossible.Sánchez Albornoz suggested instead that she was daughter ofMunio Núñez, therepoblador of Roa andCount of Castile.[2] She may have been the same Muniadona later married to countFerdinand Ansúrez of Castile.
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| Preceded by | King of León 910–914 | Succeeded by |