When her father King Bermudo repudiated his first wife and married Elvira García, with whom he had King Alfonso V of León and the infantas Teresa and Sancha Bermúdez, Cristina left the court in the city of León with her mother and settled in Asturias.
Su padre, el rey Bermudo había repudiado a su primera esposa y volvió a contraer matrimonio con Elvira García, con quien tuvo al futuro rey Alfonso V de León y a las infantas Teresa y Sancha Bermúdez.