Wittiza the Worst

Trevor @ Tuesday September 26th 2006 22:01

Amando de Miguel says that Zapatero is Spain’s worst ever ruler, with the possible exception of Fernando VII, Witiza and someone else. Wittiza was very naughty and nasty indeed–he “taught all Spain to sin“–and, to crown it all, he invited the Moors into Spain to help him fight Wodewic. Maybe there’s a Visigoth somewhere who’d be prepared to apologise to Aznar on the Moors’ behalf.


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