Cristina Rodríguez (born 1075) was a daughter of Rodrigo Díaz also known as

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and

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. In 1099 or earlier, she married Ramiro Sánchez of Pamplona, the

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from

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. She was the mother of King

García Ramírez of Navarre García Ramírez (), sometimes García IV, V, VI or VII ( 1112 – 21 November 1150), called the Restorer (, ), was the King of Navarre (Pamplona) from 1134. The election of García Ramírez restored the independence of the Navarrese kingdom af ...

''el Restaurador'', who in 1130 was married to

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. She was also the mother of Elvira Ramírez, who married before 1137 to Rodrigo Gómez., son of Count Gómez González ''el de Candespina.''

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* *Ian Michael, «Introducción» to his edition of Poema de Mío Cid, Madrid, Castalia, 1976, páge 39. . 11th-century Spanish nobility 1070s births Year of death unknown Mothers of Navarrese monarchs 11th-century Spanish women {{spain-noble-stub