Person

Julian, Count of Ceuta

legendary Christian local ruler or subordinate ruler in North Africa

b. 670 CE – d. 730 CE World The Middle of The Earth

Julian, Count of Ceuta was a legendary Christian local ruler or subordinate ruler in North Africa who has a role in the Umayyad conquest of Hispania — a key event in the history of Islam, in which al-Andalus is to have a major role, and the subsequent history of what are to become Spain and Portugal.