García Galíndez (died 833), called the Bad (''el Malo''), was the

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and

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from 820. The son of Galindo Belascotenes, García had married Matrona, daughter of

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, Count of Aragon. However, according to tradition he took offense at a prank played on him by his brothers-in-law, Centule and Galindo, who locked him in a house during the

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. In retaliation, he murdered Centule and repudiated Matrona, allying himself with

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, whose daughter he then married. His role in these events led to his traditional nickname, 'the Bad'. In 820, Íñigo gathered a small army and deposed the Frankish vassal Aznar, making García count of Aragon and Conflent. In 824, when Aeblus and

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marched on

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, García and

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of the

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probably lent their support to the Basque Íñigo, leading to the defeat of the Frankish counts. Depending on the source, he either died or retired from government in 833, being succeeded by his son

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Sources

*Collins, Roger. ''The Basques''. Blackwell Publishing: London, 1990. *Higounet, Charles. ''Bordeaux pendant le haut moyen age''. Bordeaux, 1963. *Lewis, Archibald R.
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