Louis the Pious

In the summer of 812, Louis had to suppress a revolt of the Basques, which wanted to break away from him. Ruining the whole area of the city Ducks, he made them submissive. Then, with difficulty crossing the Pyrenees, Louis went to Pamplona, where he held meeting of the royal council and streamlined management of the Spanish brand. On his way back to the Basques, violating the oath of loyalty, tried to lure Louis in an ambush, but their plot was discovered. The Franks took their wives and children of the Basques as hostages and kept them returned to their homeland. In the same year, the Franks had made peace with the Arabs of Spain.

As a result of hikes in the south of Louis as a defense against the Arabs created the Spanish brand, extending to the river Ebro and follow modern Catalonia, Navarre and part of Aragon. Its capital was Barcelona, and the brand itself is divided into 10-12 counties. This conquest of Aquitaine, gave protection from the raids of the Arabs. Christian population of Spain was secured support in the fight against Muslim rulers.