Malaric

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After the deposition of Andeca, last king of the Suevi in Galicia, Amalaric (or Malaric, Galician: Malarico), of the family of Miro, rose to save the failing independent state from Visigothic (and Arian) dominance. He was defeated and captured by troops of Leovigild, the Visigoth king, in 586, only a year after the defeat and capture of Andeca. From this time onwards, Suevi resistance died out and the Visigothic dux (duke) in the region maintained the laws traditional to the area, pacifying the otherwise fiercely independent people.