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Sancho Garces II Abarca
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994
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Sancho Garces the Second, called Abarca after the rough mountain sandal of his people - the nickname a compliment to a king who marched with them - held Pamplona through the dangerous years of the Caliphate's zenith, bending when he had to and surviving. He died in 994; his marriage to Urraca Fernandez closed the ring between Navarre and Castile that this tree carries wired.
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(Standard, undisputed royal genealogy of the houses of Castile, Leon and Navarre, entered 29 Jul 2026 under the project's relaxed rule for standard royal accounts.) SANCHO GARCES II 'Abarca', King of PAMPLONA (r.970-994, c.938-994); son of Garcia Sanchez I; m. Urraca Fernandez; father of Garcia Sanchez II (our line). Direct ancestor.