![]() In 438 Hermeric ratified a peace treaty with the Gallaeci, the native and partially Romanized people. In the absence of competitors, the Suebi began a period of expansion, first inside Gallaecia, and later into other Roman provinces. After a blockade alongside the Nervasian Mountains, the Suebi obtained Roman help, forcing the Vandals to flee into the Baetica. In 419 a war broke out between the Vandal king Gunderic and the Suebi's Hermeric. The valley of the Limia (or Lima) River is thought to have received the largest concentration of Germanic settlers, and Bracara Augusta-the modern city of Braga-became the capital of the Suebi, as it had previously been the capital of Gallaecia. They settled mainly in the regions around modern northern Portugal and Western Galicia, in the towns of Braga ( Bracara Augusta) and Porto, and later in Lugo ( Lucus Augusta) and Astorga ( Asturica Augusta). As with most Germanic invasions, the number of the original Suebi is estimated to be relatively low, generally fewer than 100,000, and most often around 30,000 people. In 409 Gallaecia was divided, ad habitandum, between two Germanic people, the Hasdingi Vandals, who settled the eastern lands, and the Suebi, who established themselves in the coastal areas. The independent Suebic kingdom of Galicia lasted from 409 to 585, having remained relatively stable for most of that time. The Suebi set their capital in the former Bracara Augusta, setting the foundations of a kingdom which was first acknowledged as Regnum Suevorum (Kingdom of the Suebi), but later as Regnum Galliciense (Kingdom of Galicia).Ī century later, the differences between Gallaeci and Suebi people had faded, leading to the systematic use of terms like Galliciense Regnum (Galician Kingdom), Regem Galliciae (King of Galicia), Rege Suevorum (King of Suebi), and Galleciae totius provinciae rex (king of all Galician provinces), while bishops, such as Martin of Braga, were recognized as episcopi Gallaecia (Bishop of Galicia). Their king, Hermeric, probably signed a foedus, or pact, with the Roman Emperor Honorius, which conceded them lands in Galicia. The origin of the kingdom lies in the 5th century, when the Suebi settled permanently in the former Roman province of Gallaecia. Codex Vigilanus (or Albeldensis), Escurial library Theodemar (or Ariamir), king of Galicia with the bishops Lucrecio, Andrew, and Martin.
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