King Garcia GALICIA

   Another name for Garcia was GALICIA King.

   General Notes:

King of GALICIA Reigned 1065-1071.

BOOKS
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1981, Micropaedia, VolIV, p97, Ferdinand I the Great: "...Following his father's unwise example, [Ferdinand] partly destroyed what he had so successfully built up by dividing his empire on his death among his three sons, Sancho, Alfonso, and Garcia."

Vol VIII, p843, Sancho II: "...[Sancho's] brothers received Leon and Galicia. Displeased at this division, Sancho dispossessed Garcia of Galicia in 1071..."

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1981, Macropaedia, Vol I, p485, Alfonso VI of Castile and Leon: "...With Sancho's death, Alfonso recovered his own kingdom of Leon and inherited (1072) that of Castile. He also occupied Galicia, which Sancho had kept from their younger brother Garcia; Alfonso kept Garcia in prison until his death..."