Background
He was the eldest son of king Ordoño II, and as his father did before him, he acquired the rights to Galicia when he and his brothers divided the kingdom among themselves.
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Sancho Ordonez
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Career
As a result, Alfonso Ordóñez received Leon (then known as Terra de Fora, meaning "The outer lands", in reference to its situation beyond the mountain ranges), while Ramiro obtained the frontier lands around Coimbra, and Sancho was made king in Galicia. At his own death, after a peaceful reign, he was buried in the monastery of Santa Maria de Castrelo de Miño, where his widow would become prioress.
