García II of Pamplona

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García II Jiménez was the king of Pamplona from 870 to his death in 882. He was the son of Jimeno I of Pamplona, lord of Álava, who was co-king kingdom until 860. It is possible that their branch of the Basque ruling dynasty (Jiménez) was entitled to the position of co-king, thus García II may have been a co-regent already in the lifetime of García I.

When his kinsman, King García I, died in 870 and Fortún Garcés, his son and heir, was imprisoned in Córdoba, García Jiménez became uncontested regent of the kingdom and was at least treated as king. Thus, he is usually called co-king – as were many of his house who reigned thusly.

García zealously defended his country against the encroachments of the Moors and Islam, but was killed at Ayhar (882) in a battle against the Emir of Córdoba. García's kinsman, King Fortún, had been released from captivity in 880 and returned to be king. After the coup against Fortún in 905, Jimeno's house took over the kingship undisputedly.

García Jiménez married firstly a woman named Oneca Rebelle de Sangüesa with whom he had the following issue:

• Íñigo, later co-king
• Sancha, married her half-nephew García Jiménez (see below)

García Jiménez married secondly a woman named Dadildis de Pallars with whom he had the following issue:

• Sancho, later sole king
• Jimeno, later co-king of his eldest brother's son, his son García married the aforementioned Sancha

Preceded by: García I

King of Pamplona 870–882

Succeeded by: Fortún