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García Sánchez (died 1029) was the last independent count of Castile from 1017 to his death. Son of Sancho García and his wife Urraca, he succeeded his father when he was only a boy.
During his minority the post of regent was held by several Castilian magnates and
He reached his majority in 1028. He was assassinated the next year when leaving the royal palace in León by the brothers Rodrigo Vela and Íñigo Vela. He had gone there to meet his fiancée, the princess Sancha, daughter of Alfonso V of León.
The countship was assigned to his nephew Ferdinand, younger son of his sister Mayor and her husband Sancho the Great.
| Preceded by Sancho García |
Count of Castile 1017–1029 |
Succeeded by Ferdinand |
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