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'García I' (c.
871–
914) was the
king of León from
910 until his death and eldest of three succeeding sons of
Alfonso III the Great by his wife Amulina (later called Jimena).
García took part in the government alongside his father until
909. In that year was discovered a conspiracy which implicated García. Alfonso renounced the throne and divided the realm between his three sons. León went to García,
Galicia to
Ordoño, and
Asturias to
Fruela. Asturian primacy was nevertheless recognised.
García's reign saw the fortification of the
Duero and the
repopulation of
Roa,
Osma,
Clunia, and
San Esteban de Gormaz. During this period, the
count of Castile gained influence through these endeavours.
At his death in
Zamora he had no heirs and his kingdom passed to Ordoño.
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