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- Oppas or Oppa (died after 712) was a member of the Visigothic elite in the city of Toledo on the eve of the Muslim conquest of Hispania. He was a son of Egica and therefore a brother or half-brother of Wittiza. After the defeat of king Roderic at the Battle of Guadalete, according to the Chronicle of 754, the Arabs under Tariq ibn Ziyad marched as far as Toledo, but Oppa, who was staying there, fled the city before they took it. Tariq executed many nobles still in the city on the pretense that they had assisted in Oppa's flight. Since the battle of Guadalete took place, according to the same chronicle, in 712 and the conquest of Toledo in 711 but after Roderic's defeat, either the battle of Guadalete must be pushed back or the conquest of Toledo pushed forward; the latter is preferred by Roger Collins. Though Oppa fled Toledo, he may have been caught and executed soon after; but there is no indication that he did not survive. It is possible that the Oppa who fled Toledo and was a son of a previous king was the cause of the "internal fury" which wracked Spain at the time, as recorded in the Chronicle. Perhaps Oppa had been elected, declared, or even consecrated king at Toledo by rivals of both Roderic and his opponent Achila II, either before Roderic's final defeat or between his death and the Arab capture of Toledo. If so, the death of the nobles who had "ambition for the kingdom" mentioned by the chronicler may have been Oppa's supporters who were killed in Toledo by the Arabs shortly after the battle in the south. Some historians, without any basis in the sources, have identified Oppa with Achila. Oppa has grown in legend. According to the Chronicle of Alfonso III written in the late ninth century, he was a son of Wittiza, though based on Wittiza's approximate birth date, this is impossible. The Rotense version of the Alfonso III makes him a Archbishop of Toledo and the Ad Sebastianum version a Bishop of Seville. Oppa is said to have accompanied the Arab armies which invaded the Asturias in 718 in an attempt to put down Pelagius of Asturias. He reportedly engaged the rebel Goth in a long debate, but the Arabs were subsequently crushed in the Battle of Covadonga. This is undoubtedly a baseless legend. The only part of the general story presented by the Alfonso III that is otherwise backed up is the claim that he was bishop of Seville, since a late tenth-century manuscript mentions a bishop of that city named Oppa in the correct time period, but the chronicle may have been the list compiler's source. The Chronicle of Albelda confirms that a bishop Oppa was captured at Covadonga. According to late sources, Oppas's older brother or half-brother was Sisebut, who later became the count of the Christians of Coimbra, as were his son Ataulf (fl. 770), his grandson Athanaric (fl. 801–802), and his great-grandson Teudo (fl. 805), who had descendants also.
- Oppas fou fill del rei Ègica i germa de Vítiza. Era suposadament bisbe de Sevilla. Quant Roderic fou proclamat dux de la Bètica el 709 o 710 a Toledo, Oppas, que era religiòs, i un altre germà de nom Sisebert van encapçalar a Toledo i la Cartaginense la facció favorable a Àquila, que era a la Tarraconense. Fou proclamat arquebisbe de Toledo segurament després de la mort de Roderic a la batalla de Guadalete. Era a Toledo quant hi va arribar Mussa ibn Nussayr l'estiu del 713, pero això podia ser degut a haver-hi anat després de la derrota de Roderic i l'entrada de Tàriq ibn Ziyad a la ciutat. A Toledo es va oposar al saqueig del tresor, i fou condemnat a mort però poc després, el 714 va passar al servei dels àrabs i fou amnistiat. Va ser lleial des llavors als musulmans.
- Prelado supuestamente cristiano de la Bética visigoda, que vivió entre los siglos VII y VIII, arzobispo de Sevilla. Fue hermano del rey Witiza, por lo que estuvo muy ligado a los asuntos de Estado, dada su pertenencia a la casa real, gracias a la cual recibió algún nombramiento político muy importante, con el poder y la influencia correspondientes. Cayó en desgracia bajo el nuevo rey, Rodrigo quien, al ser elegido, reorganizó los cargos de relevancia entre los que figuraban algunos inherentes a la Iglesia cristiana de entonces. Trató de mantener los derechos hereditarios de sus sobrinos Agila II y probablemente, Ardón. Para ello, buscó apoyos en los bereberes musulmanes del Magreb. Su figura está muy ligada a la del conde don Julián, a quien pudo haber incitado a la rebelión pidiendo ayuda a los musulmanes. Durante el desembarco de Táriq en el Gibraltar ibérico, marchó al sur junto a las huestes de don Rodrigo. Durante la batalla de Guadalete (711), el ala que estaba bajo su mando, a la señal convenida, cambió de bando y atacó a las tropas godas cristianas, comportándose como un miserable traidor. Cuando Muza instaló el nuevo valiato dependiente de Ifriqiya, Oppas consiguió de nuevo su título de arzobispo metropolitano, que mantuvo de por vida. De acuerdo con la leyenda, sirvió como mediador antes de la Batalla de Covadonga, en 722, con don Pelayo, sin más resultado que mantener sus prebendas. Tras este episodio, desaparece de la Historia de la España visigoda.
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- Oppas or Oppa (died after 712) was a member of the Visigothic elite in the city of Toledo on the eve of the Muslim conquest of Hispania. He was a son of Egica and therefore a brother or half-brother of Wittiza. After the defeat of king Roderic at the Battle of Guadalete, according to the Chronicle of 754, the Arabs under Tariq ibn Ziyad marched as far as Toledo, but Oppa, who was staying there, fled the city before they took it.
- Oppas fou fill del rei Ègica i germa de Vítiza. Era suposadament bisbe de Sevilla. Quant Roderic fou proclamat dux de la Bètica el 709 o 710 a Toledo, Oppas, que era religiòs, i un altre germà de nom Sisebert van encapçalar a Toledo i la Cartaginense la facció favorable a Àquila, que era a la Tarraconense. Fou proclamat arquebisbe de Toledo segurament després de la mort de Roderic a la batalla de Guadalete.
- Prelado supuestamente cristiano de la Bética visigoda, que vivió entre los siglos VII y VIII, arzobispo de Sevilla. Fue hermano del rey Witiza, por lo que estuvo muy ligado a los asuntos de Estado, dada su pertenencia a la casa real, gracias a la cual recibió algún nombramiento político muy importante, con el poder y la influencia correspondientes.
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