He enlisted the Church on his side to strengthen his power in Vasconia .
He restored Frankish authority on the high Pyrenees in 778 , divided the land between bishops and abbots and began to baptize the pagan Basques of this region .
Enlisting the Church on his side to strengthen his power in Vasconia , he restored Frankish authority on the high Pyrenees in 778 , divided the land between bishops and abbots and began to baptize the pagan Basques of this region .