 In 79 BC, with Metellus on his way, M. Domitius Calvinus (who had taken over Hispania Citerior from Cotta) crossed over into Hispania Ulterior, he found his passage blocked by the army of Hirtuleius who had fortified Consabura.Hirtuleius used guerrilla warfare to wear down Domitius Calvinus’s army while he lured him inland.Eventually a battle was fought at the Anas River; where Domitius was defeated; he either died in battle or was killed by his own troops who defected to the rebels.