Visigoth rule led to the expansion of Arianism in Spain. Byzantine control probably yielded to pressure from Visigoth Spain around 618. The town's name derives from that of Ficaris, of Visigoth origin. There have been no remains found of either a Visigoth or a Mozarabic church. There are also indications of Arabic and Visigoth. There are also vestiges of Roman, Visigoth and Muslim occupation. The castle is located on the site of earlier Roman and Visigoth fortifications. Later remains from the 6th century hint of a Visigoth occupation. The crisis at the end of the Visigoth era dates to the reign of Egica. Later, the Visigoth king Leovigild captured the city. Athaulf the Visigoth later suppressed the revolt of Jovinus. This was where the Visigoth town called Wubira existed. The term "Visigoth" was an invention of the sixth century. Pelayo's father had been a dignitary at the court of the Visigoth King Egica. Perhaps the Romans recognized at that time the sovereignty of the Visigoth state.