died Sept. 1, 1054, Atapuerca, Castile [Spain]
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 García helped his brother Ferdinand I of Castile against the Leonese, Ferdinand made war on him to recover the territories of Castile, and García was killed in the Battle of Atapuerca. He was succeeded by his son Sancho IV.
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