- García Galíndez
García Galíndez (died 833), called the Bad ("el Malo"), was the
Count of Aragon and Conflent from 820.Son of
Galindo Belascotenes , he married Matrona, daughter ofAznar Galíndez I . He later murdered his brother-in-law Centule and repudiated Matrona to marry Nunila, daughter ofÍñigo Arista of Pamplona . According to tradition, which bestowed upon García his nickname, he murdered his brother-in-law for a joke that he andGalindo Aznárez I had played on him, namely, locking him up in a house during theHogueras de San Juan .In 820, Íñigo gathered a small army and deposed Aznar from Aragon and his other counties, bestowing them on García. In 824, when
Aeblus andAznar Sánchez marched onPamplona , García andMusa ibn Fortún of theBanu Qasi lent their support to Íñigo and the Frankish counts were defeated.Depending on the source, he either died in 833 or just retired, leaving the government to his son
Galindo Garcés .ources
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