 Bermudo II died in September 999.He was succeeded by his son, "Infante" Alfonso, a minor, anointed king by October 13 of that year, under the tutorship of his mother, Queen Elvira.The document where Alfonso appears for the first time as King, was confirmed by his mother, followed by count "Menendus Gundisaluis comes" (Count Menendo González), "Santius, dux, Garsea prolis" (Sancho, duke, son of García, i.e., Sancho García, Elvira's brother, in addition to several bishops and magnates of the realm.