During his reign, he suppressed uprisings from both the
Basques and the
Galicians; following his victory over the Basques, he took a Basque noblewoman from
Alava named Munia as his wife. Basque country was relatively untouched following the revolt; on the contrary, Fruela laid waste to
Galicia after suppressing the uprising. He also defeated a
Cordoban army led by Omar, son of
Abd al-Rahman I; Omar was killed as a result of the battle. The city of
Oviedo was also founded during his reign when the abbot Máximo and his uncle Fromestano erected a church in honor of
Saint Vincent there in 761. Fruela personally assassinated his brother,
Vimarano, leading to him being nicknamed "the Cruel." He had feared that
Vimarano's popularity would lead to him taking the throne; in an act of repentance, he adopted
Vimarano's son, Vermudo, as his own. The killing of
Vimarano outraged the nobility, however, and he in turn was assassinated by his own men in
Cangas de Onís. He was succeeded by his cousin, Aurelius; his son,
Alfonso, would later become King of Asturias. He and his wife Munia are buried together in the
cathedral of Oviedo. ==References==