Sanila (?800–834) was a

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magnate, lieutenant of the count Gaucelm of Rosselló,

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and Rasez. What is known of his life is linked to ''Gaucelm''. Sanila was his staunch lieutenant. The most notable surviving recorded incident about him was in 820, when Sanila beat the count Berà in a judicial duel (see Berà), which resulted in Berà losing his lands and being exiled, although Gaucelm did not immediately gain power over his estates as planned. Gaucelm and Sanila defended

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against the assault of

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in 834. The city was taken and Gaucelm and Sanila were captured and executed.

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