GARCA IV (OR V)

died Nov. 21, 1150, Lorca, Navarre byname Garca The Restorer, Spanish Garca El Restaurador king of Pamplona (Navarre) from 1134 to 1150, grandson of Sancho IV and son of El Cid's daughter Cristina and Ramiro Snchez, lord of Monzn. When Alfonso I of Aragon and Navarre died in 1134 and the Aragonese proclaimed the succession for his brother Ramiro II, the Navarrese rebelled and restored their own ancient line in the person of Garca Ramirez. Garca IV broke the union of Aragon and Navarre by declaring himself a vassal of Alfonso VII of Castile, emperor of Spain, but a year later he broke with Castile and allied himself with the Portuguese against Castile and Aragon. After Ramiro's abdication (1137), there ensued a period of warfare and intrigue among the kingdoms of Spain, ending in 1149. In spite of these wars Garca IV collaborated with Alfonso VII against the Muslim Almohads and took part in the conquest of Almeria (1147). On his death, he was succeeded by his son Sancho VI.