Editing Legio VI Victrix (section)

===VI ''Victrix'' in Spain===
The legion took part in the final stage of the [[Roman conquest of Hispania]], participating in Augustus' major [[Cantabrian Wars|war against the Cantabrians]], from 29 BC to 19 BC,<ref>{{cite book |last=Rabanal Alonso |first=Manuel Abilio (coord.) |date=1999 |title=''La Historia de León, Vol. 1: Prehistoria y Edad Antigua'' |url=http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/libro?codigo=515838 |language=es |page=133 |publisher=Universidad de León |isbn=84-7719-817-9 |access-date=18 November 2013}}</ref> that brought all of the [[Iberian Peninsula]] under Roman rule.

The legion stayed in [[Spain]] for nearly a century and received the surname ''Hispaniensis'', founding the city of ''Legio'' (modern-day [[León, Spain|León]]).<ref>{{cite book |last=Rabanal Alonso |first=Manuel Abilio (coord.) |date=1999 |title=La Historia de León, Vol. 1: Prehistoria y Edad Antigua |url=http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/libro?codigo=515838 |language=es |page=189 |publisher=Universidad de León |isbn=84-7719-817-9 |access-date=18 November 2013}}</ref> Soldiers of this unit and [[Legio X Gemina|X ''Gemina'']] numbered among the first settlers of Caesaraugusta, what became modern-day [[Zaragoza]]. The [[cognomen]] ''Victrix'' (Victorious) dates back to the reign of [[Nero]]. But Nero was unpopular in the area, and when the governor of Hispania Tarraconensis, [[Galba]], said he wished to overthrow Nero, the legion supported him and he was proclaimed Emperor in the VI ''Victrix'' legionary camp. Galba created [[Legio VII Gemina|VII ''Gemina'']] and marched on Rome, where Nero killed himself.