 In 441 he appointed Asturius "Magister Militum per Hispanias", in order to put down the Bacaudae in Tarraconensis.He was recalled and Merobaudes defeated the Bacaudae of Aracellitanus in 443.In 445 the Romans had the Vandals attack Turonium in Gallaecia, followed by Vitus who campaigned with a combined force of Romans and Goths in 446, but was ultimately defeated.