 Little is known about Gausón due to the lack of classical sources, but historical codexes, oral tradition and other several sources do mention his presence in the Cantabrian Wars as a military leader of the Astur armies who attacked the Roman legions near the town of "Lancia" during the Bellum Asturicum campaign.The "Gran Enciclopedia Asturiana" ("Great Asturian Encyclopedia" ) says