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García Fernández of Castile

938 - 995

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García Fernández, called of the White Hands (Spanish: el de las Manos Blancas) (Burgos, c. 938 – Córdoba, 995), was the count of Castile and Alava from 970 to 995. In May 995, he was captured by a raiding party while out hunting. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of García Fernández of Castile has received more than 71,505 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). García Fernández of Castile is the 8,551st most popular politician (down from 8,153rd in 2019), the 779th most popular biography from Spain (down from 749th in 2019) and the 264th most popular Spanish Politician.

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, García Fernández of Castile ranks 8,551 out of 19,576. Before him are Tacfarinas, Mesut Yılmaz, Marie-Claire Alain, Antiochus IV of Commagene, Adama Barrow, and Michael of Trebizond. After him are Azali Assoumani, Louis Riel, August Eigruber, Mariamne, Fakhr al-Din II, and Abd al-Wahid I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 938, García Fernández of Castile ranks 4. Before him are Pope Sylvester II, Romanos II, and Sancho II of Pamplona. After him is Beatrice of France. Among people deceased in 995, García Fernández of Castile ranks 6. Before him are Eric the Victorious, Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, Haakon Sigurdsson, Ibn al-Nadim, and Kenneth II of Scotland. After him is Michitsuna's mother.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, García Fernández of Castile ranks 779 out of 3,355. Before him are Aznar Galíndez I (800), Luis Otero (1893), Gaius Laelius (-300), Kepa Arrizabalaga (1994), Sunyer, Count of Barcelona (900), and Manuel Sanchís Martínez (1938). After him are Muhammad III of Granada (1257), José Zorrilla (1817), Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuán (1809), Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1825), Agobard (769), and Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples (1454).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, García Fernández of Castile ranks 264. Before him are Wifred II, Count of Barcelona (900), Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne (1177), Idris al-Ma'mun (1186), Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo (983), Manuel Valls (1962), and Sunyer, Count of Barcelona (900). After him are Muhammad III of Granada (1257), Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuán (1809), Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1825), Agila I (null), Enrique Líster (1907), and Emilio Castelar (1832).

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