The marriage had been arranged by her father Alfonso VI of León in 1106 to unite the two chief Christian states against the Almoravids, and to supply them with a capable military leader.
Brak je uredio njezin otac Alfonso VI. od Leóna 1106. kako bi ujedinio dvije glavne kršćanske države protiv Almoravida, te ih opskrbio sposobnim vojskovođom.